Rights «in rem» in Europe: A comparative perspective

SUMMARY: I. INTRODUCTION.— II. THE CURRENT ACQUIS COMMUNAUTAIRE: A BASIS FOR HARMONIZATION OF PROPERTY LAW IN EUROPE?.— III. THE SYSTEM OF PROPERTY LAW IN CIVIL AND IN ANGLO-AMERICAN LAW: 1. The civil law «ownership» and the common law «freehold»: 1.1. The civil law «ownership»: 1.2. In Angloamerican law: the doctrine of estates; 2. The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the social function of the property; 3. Intermediate tenures; 4. The object of property rights; 5. The trust; 6. Condominium; 7. Ways of acquiring and losing property rights; 8. The publication of property rights.— IV. NEW CHALLENGES IN THE EVOLUTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY: 1. Personal data; 2. Robots; 3. Blockchain; 4. Animals; 5. Fundamental rights and EU private law.— V. CONCLUDING REMARKS.