Property and Security

The link between the terms “property” and “security” raises both timeless, and timely, questions as to the relationship between these two concepts. Timeless, because security has always been seen as a core element of the institution of property; and timely, because exploring the ways in which property and security are related is more relevant than ever, at the end of a year when the entire edifice of the international financial system – grounded ultimately in property rights – has been threatened with collapse.