Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize
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The Brigham–Kanner Property Rights Prize is awarded annually at the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference
and is named in recognition of Toby Prince Brigham and Gideon Kanner for their lifetime contributions to private property rights, their efforts to advance pertinent constitutional protections of property and their accomplishments in preserving the important role that private property plays in protecting individual and civil rights. Toby Prince Brigham is a founding partner of Brigham Moore in Florida and has practiced eminent domain
and property rights law for more than 40 years. Gideon Kanner is professor of law emeritus at Loyola Law School
in Los Angeles and is currently Of Counsel at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
in California.
The Brigham-Kanner Prize is awarded annually during the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference. Each year the conference honors an outstanding scholar or individual whose work has advanced the cause of property rights and has contributed to the awareness of the important role property rights occupy in the overall scheme of individual liberty.
The 2011 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize will be presented to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in Beijing, China, during the 8th Annual Brigham Kanner Property Rights Conference.
. Prior to joining the Yale faculty in 1988, he was a member of the law faculties at the University of Southern California and Stanford University. He is author of numerous books, including The Household: Informal Order Around the Hearth, Order Without Law: How Neighbors Settle Disputes (awarded the Order of the Coif
Triennial Book Award), Land Use Controls (with Vicki L. Been), and Perspectives on Property Law (with Carol M. Rose and Bruce A. Ackerman). He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a past president of the American Law and Economics Association
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is professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School
. Prior to joining the Michigan faculty in fall 2007, she was the William Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott Professor of Law at Stanford University
. She also has been on the faculty of the University of Southern California Law Center and has been a visiting professor at UCLA and Harvard. Radin has published prolifically on property rights theory and institutions, commodification, intellectual property, and cyberlaw. Highlights of her property scholarship appear in Contested Commodities (Harvard University Press, 1996) and Reinterpreting Property (University of Chicago Press, 1993).
where he also serves as director of the John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics. He is known for his research and writing in a broad range of constitutional, economic, historical, and philosophical subjects.He edited the Journal of Legal Studies (1981–91) and the Journal of Law and Economics (1991–2001). He is now a director of its Olin Program in Law and Economics. Epstein's books include How the Progressives Rewrote the Constitution (2006); Free Markets under Siege: Cartels, Politics and Social Welfare (Hoover Institution Press, 2005), Skepticism and Freedom: A Modern Case for Classical Liberalism (2003); Principles for a Free Society: Reconciling Individual Liberty with the Common Good (1998); Mortal Peril: Our Inalienable Right to Health Care? (1997); Simple Rules for a Complex World (1995); Bargaining with the State (1993); Forbidden Grounds: The Case against Employment Discrimination Laws (1992); and Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain (1985).
was chosen in large measure for his influential article, Property, Utility, and Fairness: Comments on the Ethical Foundations of ‘Just Compensation’ Law, 80 Har.L. Rev. 1165 (1967). He is the author of Brennan and Democracy and also has published numerous articles on property law and theory, constitutional law and theory, local government law and jurisprudence. Other books he has written include Rights and Democracy in a Transformative Constitution and Constitutional Property Clauses: A Comparative Analysis.
Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference
The Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference began in 2004 at the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary. Annually the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference awards the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize to an individual whose work has advanced the cause of property...
and is named in recognition of Toby Prince Brigham and Gideon Kanner for their lifetime contributions to private property rights, their efforts to advance pertinent constitutional protections of property and their accomplishments in preserving the important role that private property plays in protecting individual and civil rights. Toby Prince Brigham is a founding partner of Brigham Moore in Florida and has practiced eminent domain
Eminent domain
Eminent domain , compulsory purchase , resumption/compulsory acquisition , or expropriation is an action of the state to seize a citizen's private property, expropriate property, or seize a citizen's rights in property with due monetary compensation, but without the owner's consent...
and property rights law for more than 40 years. Gideon Kanner is professor of law emeritus at Loyola Law School
Loyola Law School
Loyola Law School is the law school of Loyola Marymount University, a private Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions, in Los Angeles, California. Loyola was established in 1920. Like Loyola University Chicago School of Law and Loyola University New Orleans College of Law , it...
in Los Angeles and is currently Of Counsel at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP is a Los Angeles-based law firm of more than 400 attorneys and other professionals founded in 1965. The firm earned revenues of nearly $260 million in 2010...
in California.
The Brigham-Kanner Prize is awarded annually during the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference. Each year the conference honors an outstanding scholar or individual whose work has advanced the cause of property rights and has contributed to the awareness of the important role property rights occupy in the overall scheme of individual liberty.
The 2011 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize will be presented to Justice Sandra Day O’Connor in Beijing, China, during the 8th Annual Brigham Kanner Property Rights Conference.
Carol M. Rose (2010)
Professor Carol M. Rose is the 2010 recipient of the Brigham–Kanner Property Rights Prize. She is the Lohse Chair in Water and Natural Resources professor at the University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law. From 1990 to 1994 Professor Rose was the Fred Johnston Chair in Property and Environmental Law, Yale University Law School. She has been the author of titles such as "Property and Persuasion: Essays on the History, Theory, and the Rhetoric of Ownership" "Crystals and Mud in Property Law, 40 Stan. L. Rev. 577" and "Big Roads, Big Rights: Varieties of Public Infrastructure and Their Impact on Environmental Resources, 50 Ariz. L. Rev. 409 " among others.Richard E. Pipes (2009)
Professor Richard E. Pipes is the 2009 recipient of the Brigham–Kanner Property Rights Prize. He is the Frank B. Baird, Jr., Professor of History, Emeritus, at Harvard University. Among his appointments, he served as Director of Harvard University's Russian Research "Team B" to review Strategic Intelligence Estimates in 1976, and as Director of East European and Soviet Affairs in President Ronald Reagan's National Security Council from 1981-82.Robert C. Ellickson (2008)
Professor Robert C. Ellickson is the Walter E. Meyer Professor of Property and Urban Law at Yale Law SchoolYale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
. Prior to joining the Yale faculty in 1988, he was a member of the law faculties at the University of Southern California and Stanford University. He is author of numerous books, including The Household: Informal Order Around the Hearth, Order Without Law: How Neighbors Settle Disputes (awarded the Order of the Coif
Order of the Coif
The Order of the Coif is an honor society for United States law school graduates. A student at an American law school who earns a Juris Doctor degree and graduates in the top 10 percent of his or her class is eligible for membership if the student's law school has a chapter of the...
Triennial Book Award), Land Use Controls (with Vicki L. Been), and Perspectives on Property Law (with Carol M. Rose and Bruce A. Ackerman). He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a past president of the American Law and Economics Association
American Law and Economics Association
The American Law and Economics Association , a United States organization founded in 1991, is focused on the advancement of economic understanding of law, and related areas of public policy and regulation. It promotes research in law and economics. The association was co-founded by George Priest,...
.
Margaret Jane Radin (2007)
Professor Margaret Jane RadinMargaret Radin
Margaret Jane Radin is a professor at University of Michigan Law School. She is well-known for her work on property law and her emphasis on the theory of commodification. In particular, she holds that the buying and selling of things, such as body parts, can diminish human dignity and the value of...
is professor of law at the University of Michigan Law School
University of Michigan Law School
The University of Michigan Law School is the law school of the University of Michigan, in Ann Arbor. Founded in 1859, the school has an enrollment of about 1,200 students, most of whom are seeking Juris Doctor or Master of Laws degrees, although the school also offers a Doctor of Juridical...
. Prior to joining the Michigan faculty in fall 2007, she was the William Benjamin Scott and Luna M. Scott Professor of Law at Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
. She also has been on the faculty of the University of Southern California Law Center and has been a visiting professor at UCLA and Harvard. Radin has published prolifically on property rights theory and institutions, commodification, intellectual property, and cyberlaw. Highlights of her property scholarship appear in Contested Commodities (Harvard University Press, 1996) and Reinterpreting Property (University of Chicago Press, 1993).
James W. Ely (2006)
Professor James W. Ely is a renowned legal historian and property rights expert. He is the author of several books that have received widespread critical acclaim from legal scholars and historians, including The Guardian of Every Other Right: A Constitutional History of Property Rights, The Fuller Court: Justices, Rulings and Legacy, in which he examines the work of the Supreme Court between 1888 and 1910, and Railroads and American Law, in which he systematically explores the way that the rise of the railroads shaped American legal culture. Since Professor Ely joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 1972, he has been frequently recognized by students as one of the law school’s outstanding teachers. He holds a joint appointment in Vanderbilt’s history department.Richard A. Epstein (2005)
Professor Richard A. Epstein is the James Parker Hall Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of ChicagoUniversity of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
where he also serves as director of the John M. Olin Program in Law and Economics. He is known for his research and writing in a broad range of constitutional, economic, historical, and philosophical subjects.He edited the Journal of Legal Studies (1981–91) and the Journal of Law and Economics (1991–2001). He is now a director of its Olin Program in Law and Economics. Epstein's books include How the Progressives Rewrote the Constitution (2006); Free Markets under Siege: Cartels, Politics and Social Welfare (Hoover Institution Press, 2005), Skepticism and Freedom: A Modern Case for Classical Liberalism (2003); Principles for a Free Society: Reconciling Individual Liberty with the Common Good (1998); Mortal Peril: Our Inalienable Right to Health Care? (1997); Simple Rules for a Complex World (1995); Bargaining with the State (1993); Forbidden Grounds: The Case against Employment Discrimination Laws (1992); and Takings: Private Property and the Power of Eminent Domain (1985).
Frank I. Michelman (2004)
Professor Frank I. MichelmanFrank Michelman
Frank Isaac Michelman is an American legal scholar and Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School.Michelman wrote the influential law review article, Property, Utility and Fairness, on the economic reasons for just compensation in the 5th Amendment Takings Clause in the United...
was chosen in large measure for his influential article, Property, Utility, and Fairness: Comments on the Ethical Foundations of ‘Just Compensation’ Law, 80 Har.L. Rev. 1165 (1967). He is the author of Brennan and Democracy and also has published numerous articles on property law and theory, constitutional law and theory, local government law and jurisprudence. Other books he has written include Rights and Democracy in a Transformative Constitution and Constitutional Property Clauses: A Comparative Analysis.
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