Summer Exam 2020
LL105 – Property I
2019/20 syllabus only – not for resit candidates
Instructions to candidates
This paper contains 8 questions.
Answer 2 questions. All questions carry equal weight (50%).
Time Allowed: 24 hours
Upper word limit: 3000
You are supplied with: No additional materials
You may also use: This is an open book exam
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Specify the question numbers that you answered in the boxes provided on the coversheet for
submission.
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We expect referencing to be in the same format as you would use in the exam hall: that is, make clear
to the examiner what source it is you are referring to.
Cases should be clearly referenced by the name of at least one party, and articles/books should be
clearly referenced by the name of the author (or at least one author). Where you have quoted directly
from a source you must use quotation marks and a reference to the source to make clear that you are
citing verbatim. The publication year and page number are not essential. A failure to name the source
and use quotation marks may result in allegations of plagiarism.
You are not required to include a bibliography or a list of references at the end of your submission.
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Although you will typically want to make use of the full word limit to answer a question effectively,
there is no penalty for writing fewer words. Please note that this is a word limit not a target. The
department expects that many students will produce high-quality answers without reaching this word
limit. Again, it is important to remember that examiners, as always, will be looking for accurate and
concise answers, as they do in the traditional exam-setting.
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You will not lose marks for exceeding the word limit, however, once the limit is reached the examiner
will stop reading the script.
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In-text references count towards your word count.
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Where possible, use the formatting provided. If you need to make formatting adjustments, please use
a large font (for example Arial or Helvetica pt15, which can easily be read on a tablet), line spacing
with a minimum of 1.5 lines, left alignment, and margins of about one inch (2.54cm) on all four sides
of the page.
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Exam questions
1. ‘Property law is merely social ordering by a different name’.
Discuss.
2. ‘The repatriation of cultural property has both legal and moral components, but the legal arguments
should triumph in any dispute’.
Discuss.
3. ‘Access to property rights is determined by considerations of race, gender, and privilege’.
Discuss.
4. ‘Although Mabo No. 2 (1992) was decided in favour of the plaintiffs, it does not guarantee them
adequately secure rights in “their” land’.
Discuss.
5. ‘“Defensive” architecture is really “weaponised” architecture. And it should not be permissible to use
one’s property to inflict, or threaten to inflict, physical harm upon others’.
Discuss.
6. ‘Sooner or later, every part of the human body will be commoditised’.
Discuss.
7. ‘Social media data no longer belongs solely to the individual; it forms part of a greater resource which
is regulated by the owner of the digital platform.’
Discuss.
8. ‘The future of property is unclear; “ownership” of goods is unimportant in the networked economy.’
Discuss.
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