Hazard (golf) Hazard (golf) A hazard is an area of a golf course in the sport of golf which provides a difficult obstacle, which may be of two types: (1) water hazards such as lakes and rivers; and (2) man-made hazards such as bunkers. Special rules apply to play balls that fall in a hazard. For example, a player may not touch the ground with his club before playing a ball, not even for a practice swing. A ball in any hazard may be played as it lies without penalty. If it cannot be played from the hazard, the ball may be
Property Rules, Liability Rules and Inalienability: One View of the Cathedral Property Rules, Liability Rules and Inalienability: One View of the Cathedral Property Rules, Liability Rules and Inalienability: One View of the Cathedral is an article in the scholarly legal literature ("Harvard Law Review", Vol.85, p. 1089, April 1972), authored by Judge Guido Calabresi ("of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit") and A. Douglas Melamed, currently a professor at Stanford Law School. The article is a seminal contribution to the field of law and economics, offering an ambitious attempt to treat various areas of the law through a uniform approach. It is grounded in the fact that