Realization of Vindication Claim on Immovable Property and Some Counterclaims

Authors

  • Eka Zarnadze
  • Tamar Chalidze

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60131/jlaw.1.2023.7061

Keywords:

property claim, property, ownership, unlawful possessor, Vindication claim, Vindication counterclaim.

Abstract

The article is devoted to the problems of realizing the Vindication claim as a means of protecting the right to property in the Georgian legal order, in the form of researching the procedural and material legal features of this kind of lawsuits and presenting recommendations to overcome the delay in their consideration.

Author Biographies

Eka Zarnadze

Doctor of Law, Professor of New Vision University, Associate Professor of Universioty of Georgia, Invited Lecturer at Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Judge of the Chamber for Civil Cases of the Tbilisi Court of Appeal.

Tamar Chalidze

PhD Student of Ivane Javakhishvili State University Faculty of Law, Mediator, Chief Consultant-Assistant Judge of the Chamber for Civil Cases of Tbilisi Court of Appeal.

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Published

2023-06-30

How to Cite

Zarnadze, E., & Chalidze, T. (2023). Realization of Vindication Claim on Immovable Property and Some Counterclaims. Journal of Law, (1), 26–42 (Geo) 25. https://doi.org/10.60131/jlaw.1.2023.7061

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