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Surf's Up: Roman Law and Beach Houses
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- The Libertarian
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- Aug 21, 2025
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- 1567
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Summary
Richard Epstein explains why policy around laws governing coastal property rights and construction is grounded in ancient Roman natural law. In addition, he argues for coordinated, state-facilitated seawalls that preserve views and access and, where necessary, for using condemnation (and compensation) rather than forbidding owners to protect already-developed properties under a sweeping public-trust theory.