Shopping in the Public Realm: The Law of Place

Layard, Antonia 2010. Shopping in the Public Realm: The Law of Place. Journal of Law and Society 37 (3) , pp. 412-441. 10.1111/j.1467-6478.2010.00513.x

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Abstract

Through a case study based in Bristol, this article explores how the ‘law of place’ has transformed multiple heterogeneous city centre spaces into a single homogeneous and commodified privately owned retail site. Drawing on de Certeau, Lefebvre, and humanistic geographers including Tuan, the article explores how law facilitates spatial and temporal enclosure through conventional understandings of private property, relying on techniques of masterplanning, compulsory purchase, and stopping up highways. It suggests that the law of place draws on binary spatial and conceptual distinctions to apparently separate places from spaces, applying different legal rules either side of an often invisible boundary line. The article questions this legally facilitated spatial and conceptual enclosure, particularly as it restricts spatial practices within the public realm. It concludes by rejecting an urban ‘right to roam’ as insufficiently transformative, calling for a broader interpretation of Lefebvre's ‘right to the city’ instead.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Law
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Publisher:	Blackwell Publishing Ltd
ISSN:	1467-6478
Last Modified:	19 Mar 2016 22:31
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/19371

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