Ownership

I t is t r u e t h a t c o r r e s p o n d i n g r i g h t s d o n o t a l w a y s a r i se w h e n

a n in t e r es t is d e t e r m i n e d . S o m e t i m e s , w h e n o w n e r s h i p is a b a n -

d o n e d , n o c o r r e s p o n d i n g r i g h t vests i n a n o t h e r ; the t h i n g is

s i m p l y res derelicta. S o m e t i m e s , o n the o t h e r h a n d , w h e n o w n e r -

s h i p is a b a n d o n e d , a n e w o w n e r s h i p vests i n the s ta te , as is the

case i n S o u t h A f r i c a w h e n l a n d h a s b e e n a b a n d o n e d .