# Surf's Up: Roman Law and Beach Houses

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Podcast: [The Libertarian](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-libertarian-172554)
Published: 2025-08-21T13:00:08+00:00
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## Resource

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.

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