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Does Dagan's liberal theory of property provide for compensation at nil compensation in the South African context?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 June 2022

Elmien du Plessis*
Affiliation:
Professor at North-West University, Potchefstroom, North West, ZA, South Africa
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*Corresponding author. E-mail: elmien.duplessis@nwu.ac.za

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