Taking and giving: Police power, public value, and private right Author Torres G. Journal/Series Environmental Law | Vol. 26(1); 1 - 26; 27 p. Date 1996 Source IUCN (ID: ANA-058048) Publisher | Place of publication Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College | Portland, OR, USA Language English Country/Territory United States of America Subject Land & soil Keyword Property rights Abstract Professor Torres engages in a discussion of the relationship between property as a social artifact and law, and why this realtionship is misunderstood. Professor Torres describes the political and narrative techniques used by property rights advocates, examines the current state of takings jurisprudence, and voices strong concern regarding the political and social values at stake in the struggle to define ' property rights '.