ad coelum doctrine

ad coelum doctrine. The common-law rule that a landowner holds everything above and below the land, up to the sky and down to the earth’s core, including all minerals. • This rule governs ownership of “hard” (immovable) minerals such as coal, but not “fugacious” (volatile) minerals such as oil and gas. Cf. RULE OF CAPTURE.

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词条贡献者

法律翻译王漾，在一家顶尖英国律师事务所的上海办公室担任全职法律翻译，专注翻译各类与大中华业务有关的法律文件。