The public trust doctrine is the principle that the sovereign holds in trust for public use some resources such as shoreline between the high and low tide lines, regardless of private property ownership. == Origins == === Roman law === Ancient Roman law set aside res communes omnium (things held in common by all) as not subject to ownership.
The public trust doctrine is the principle that the sovereign holds in trust for public use some resources such as shoreline between the high and low tide lines, regardless of private property ownership. == Origins == === Roman law === Ancient Roman law set aside res communes omnium (things held in common by all) as not subject to ownership.
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