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The Politics Of The Takings Clauses, Mila Versteeg Apr 2015

The Politics Of The Takings Clauses, Mila Versteeg

Northwestern University Law Review

A long-standing consensus exists that the arbitrary or excessive expropriation of private property by a country hurts its economic growth. Although constitutions can play an important role in protecting private property, remarkably little is known about how they actually restrict the power of eminent domain and whether such restrictions are associated with reduced de facto expropriation risks. This Essay fills that gap by presenting original data on the procedural and substantive protections in constitutional takings clauses from 1946 to 2013. Its main finding is that no observable relationship exists between de jure constitutional restrictions on the power of eminent domain …


The De-Constitutionalization Of Property Rights: Castro's Systematic Assault On Private Ownership In Cuba, Nicolás J. Gutiérrez Jr. Jan 1997

The De-Constitutionalization Of Property Rights: Castro's Systematic Assault On Private Ownership In Cuba, Nicolás J. Gutiérrez Jr.

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Expropriation: United States Claimants' Rights And The Future Of Cuba, Robert E. Freer Jr. Jan 1995

Expropriation: United States Claimants' Rights And The Future Of Cuba, Robert E. Freer Jr.

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Righting Old Wrongs: A Survey Of Restitution Schemes For Possible Application To A Democratic Cuba, Nicolás J. Gutiérrez Jr. Jan 1995

Righting Old Wrongs: A Survey Of Restitution Schemes For Possible Application To A Democratic Cuba, Nicolás J. Gutiérrez Jr.

University of Miami International and Comparative Law Review

No abstract provided.


Condemnation In The United States And Expropriation In Venezuela: A Comparative Legal Study, H. Yates Jun 1974

Condemnation In The United States And Expropriation In Venezuela: A Comparative Legal Study, H. Yates

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.