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Footpaths wouldn’t help you with corner crossing in the US. UK footpaths only work because the footpaths themselves long predate the legal system that enforces
by avianlyric 4y ago
Footpaths wouldn’t help you with corner crossing in the US.
UK footpaths only work because the footpaths themselves long predate the legal system that enforces private property rights in the UK. There are no established footpaths in the US that predate US property rights, mainly because European colonists simply ignored the existence of indigenous peoples land claims. But the US legal system generally considers the issue of indigenous land rights a resolved issue (even if the indigenous peoples would beg to differ). So there’s no dispute you could use to create the universal concept of public footpaths on private property in the US.
- permo-w 4y agoand in the UK trespassing is not a crime
- IncRnd 4y agoTrespass to land involves the "unjustifiable interference with land which is in the immediate and exclusive possession of another"; it is both a tort and, in certain circumstances, a crime under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. It is not necessary to prove that harm was suffered to bring a claim, and is instead actionable per se. While most trespasses to land are intentional, the courts have decided that it could also be committed negligently. Accidental trespass also incurs liability. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trespass_in_English_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trespass_in_English_law
- ClumsyPilot 4y agoIn certain circumstances. Peacefully walking over someone's land to get from A to B will not result in criminal prosecution