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Methods of Compulsory Purchase of Land in Europe
Dr J A Carty, October 1977
Department of Public International Law, University of Glasgow
Introduction
The Highlands and Islands Development Board (HIDB) commissioned research into European legislation affecting control of land use and land ownership. The terms of reference for this work were " ……. to report to the Board on the nature, extent and operation of compulsory purchase powers by national and regional agencies and the procedures which attach thereto, and the nature of other public controls over land ownership transfer and use in certain Europe countries". The countries studied were Norway, Sweden, Denmark, West Germany (Baden-Wurtenberg and Bavaria), Switzerland, Italy, France, Spain and the Irish Republic.
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Contents
 | Introduction | ||||||||||
| Compulsory Purchase of Rural Land in Western Europe - The Social Obligations of Property | ||||||||||
| Method of Study | ||||||||||
| A: Procedures and Practice Relevant to the Compulsory Purchase of Land in
Western Europe
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| B: Compulsory Leasing of Underused Land in Western Europe | ||||||||||
| C: The Control of Land Transactions and the Right of Pre-emption
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| Source |
