Title: The Limits of Sovereignty
Description: Americans take for granted that government cannot permanently seize private property without just compensation. Yet for much of American history, such a view constituted the weaker side of an ongoing argument about government sovereignty and individual rights. This text looks at the reasons behind this shift.
Subjects: History, Law and legislation, Enemy property, Confiscations and contributions, Claims, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865