美国西部开发中的“占地运动”及其法律遗产

“占地运动”是美国西部开发运动的重要一面。其持续时间长,它在某种程度上影响了美国公共土地的法律处置及土地制度;由“占地运动”而出现的“占地法”,扩大了美国私人产权的内容;“占地运动”及相关法律促进了西部土地的流转,提高了西部土地的利用率。这有益于19世纪美国社会经济的发展。

"Land-Occupying Movement" and Legal Inheritance in American Opening-Up the West

"Land-occupying movement" is an important aspect in American opening-up the west.It kept a very long period of time,affecting the legal treatment of American public land and the land system."Land-occupying Law" from "the land-occupying movement" enlarged the content of American private property.The land-occupying movement and relevant law promoted the transformation of the western land and promoted the rate of using the western land,which benefited the development of American social economy in the 19th century.