Law on Expropriation

Decree that Article 6 and the second paragraph of Article 20(a) of the Expropriation Act are amended

Civil Procedural Rule on Expropriation

Implementation of Expropriation law in Rwanda: Challenges and Ways Forward

Bartsch Consult (Pty) Ltd v Mayoral committee of the Maluti-A-Phofung Municipality

"Whether the Expropriated Properties Act No.9 of 1982, to the extent that it nullified the sale of the suit property to the defendant and accordingly deprives him of his proprietary interest therein, contravenes the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda and is thereby null and avoid."

Article 1: "This Decree details some articles of the Law on Land concerning compensation, support, and resettlement upon land expropriation by the State."

What has been the reaction of the rural producers and other land holders over these demands and actual land acquisitions? What does their reactions means in relation to ongoing land grabbing? While these questions are important this study was motivated by two major concerns.

The purpose of this Act is to prevent danger and damage to the national health and environment due to air pollution, and to manage and preserve properly the atmospheric environment (art. 1). The Minister of Environment shall provide for installation of a network measuring devices, and measure at all times the degree of air pollution in Korea and the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, Metropolitan City Mayor or Do-Governor shall do the same for its area of jurisdiction and report to the Minister (art. 3).

The articles in this volume supplement FAO Land Tenure Studies 10, Compulsory acquisition of land and compensation. The latter publication explains what compulsory acquisition and compensation are and what constitutes good practice in this area. This current volumes introductory article provides an overview of these issues. The issue of compulsory acquisition from a human rights perspective is also addressed here as are the concepts of market value, compensation value and just terms compensation.

The challenges associated with determining fair compensation for expropriated land have been extensively discussed and debated among scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and the public. However, to date, a comprehensive study of national-level compensation procedures established by law considering whether such procedures meet internationally recognized standards on compensation valuation has not been conducted.