1. 9/15/2015 | 1 ›Björn Hoops, LLM ›Department of Private Law and Notarial Law ›Washington, D.C., 25 March 2015 Change of Purpose in Expropriation Law

2. 9/15/2015 | 2 Introduction: Expropriation  Forced transfer of property in the public interest  Justification: the public interest/good/…  How far does it stretch?

3. Failure to realise the public purpose 9/15/2015 | 3

4. Change of purpose? ›Does the expropriatee have a right to reacquire? ›Three groups: 1.motive-oriented approach 2.Lenient implementation-oriented approach 3.Strict implementation-oriented approach 9/15/2015 | 4

5. 1. Motive-oriented approach ›Canadian Federal Law: Woodburn v. National Capital Commission ›US 5 th amendment: Kelo v. City of New London ›Change of purpose permissible ›unless … 9/15/2015 | 5

6. 2. Lenient implementation-oriented approach ›French law: Art. L. 12-6 Expropriation Code ›Dutch law: Art. 61 Expropriation Act ›Philippine law: Mactan-Cebu v Lozada ›Right to reacquire ›unless… 9/15/2015 | 6

7. 3. Strict implementation-oriented approach ›German law: § 102 Federal Building Code  right to reacquire ›Malaysian law: United Development Company  automatic re-transfer ›Voluntary Guidelines: 16.5 9/15/2015 | 7

8. Implications? ›Preventive character: incentive to realise the purpose ›Corrective character  Legitimacy of the expropriation  Efficient use of the land  Living environments  … 9/15/2015 | 8

9. 9/15/2015 | 9 Thank you for your attention b.hoops@rug.nl