Expropriation

Expropriation in United States

Expropriation Definition

Compulsorily depriving a person of a right of property belonging to him in return for a compensation. The term has been introduced from its use in foreign countries to denote a compulsory purchase of land, etc., for the purposes of a railway, canal, or the like. “Expropriation pour cause d’utilite publique.” Id.; 1 App. Cas. 384.

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Compulsorily depriving a person of a right of property belonging to him in return for a compensation. The term has been introduced from its use in foreign countries to denote a compulsory purchase of land, etc., for the purposes of a railway, canal, or the like. “Expropriation pour cause d’utilite publique.” Id.; 1 App. Cas. 384.

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This definition of Expropriation is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.

Expropriation in the Context of Foreign Sovereign Immunities Legislation

Expropriation with a U.S. Nexus in International Civil Litigation

Analysis of the Expropriation with a U.S. Nexus, SIDERMAN DE BLAKE v. REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA Notes on Siderman de Blake in relation with the Foreign Sovereign Immunity and Jurisdiction of U.S. Courts over Foreign States.

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See Also

  • Choice of Law Rule
  • Judicial Branch Jurisdiction
  • Legislative Jurisdiction
  • Supreme Court Jurisdiction
  • Judicial Jurisdiction Definition

Expropriation in the International Business Landscape

Definition of Expropriation in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: Involuntary transfer of property, with compensation, from a privately owned firm to a host country government.

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