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Surf's Up: Roman Law and Beach Houses

Libertarian by The Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin

Aug 21, 202526:07Society & Culture

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 preserv...

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Surf's Up: Roman Law and Beach Houses is an episode from Libertarian by The Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. Richard Epstein explains why policy around laws governing coastal property rights and construction is ground...

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Published Aug 21, 2025, 26:07 long, audio available.

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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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Published Aug 21, 2025 and 26:07 long