Expropriation

Nationalization, or nationalisation, is the process of transforming privately owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state. Nationalization usually refers to private assets or to assets owned by lower levels of government (such as municipalities) being transferred to the state. The opposites of nationalization are privatization and demutualization. When previously nationalized assets are privatized and subsequently returned to public ownership at a later stage, they are said to have undergone renationalization. Industries often subject to nationalization include the commanding heights of the economy - telecommunications, electric power, fossil fuels, railways, …

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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 19 September 2024 English

Damages awards in investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) have been growing constantly, making it one of the most significant policy concerns within international investment agreements. This report proposes multiple policy options …

an approach for calculating compensation of expropriation of land can be found in India’s bilaleral investment outside the expropriation context, where compensation is required for lawful expropriation. This creates of other investment treaty standards (e.g., expropriation versus fair and equitable treatment [FET], treated as equivalent to that caused by unlawful expropriation. To address this issue, policy-makers could compensable harm entirely under certain non-expropriation standards (see Section 3.2). This approach


Protecteur du Citoyen du Québec · 17 September 2024 French

Projet de loi no 61 – Loi édictant la Loi sur Mobilité Infra Québec et modifiant certaines dispositions relatives au transport collectif

Québec puisse « acquérir, de gré à gré ou par expropriation, pour son propre compte ou pour le compte de


CELA: Canadian Environmental Law Association · 30 August 2024 English

Submission by the Canadian Environmental Law Association to the Canadian Nuclear Safety 1500 no ISBN assigned Commission Regarding the Regulatory Oversight Report on the Use of Nuclear Substances in Canada: …

Land Use Regulation: Debunking the Myth of "Expropriation without 234 978-1-77189-497-5 Compensation"


VTPI: Victoria Transport Policy Institute · 29 August 2024 English

This reduces user expenses, community infrastructure and traffic impact costs, pavement area and environmental harms, and because they walk and bicycle more, residents tend to be healthier and have more …

governments may need to facilitate land assembly, by expropriation if necessary. This is an alternative to expropriating


UAP: University of Alberta Press · 19 July 2024 English

Municipal Boundary Battles uncovers the hidden motivations, behind-the-scenes political machinations, and the ensuing battles around city boundary debates.

into con- tracts, acquire property through expropriation, and hire staff (Laux, 2019; Government of


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 July 2024 English

This policy brief explores the implications of the 15% global minimum tax on special economic zones, offering comprehensive guidance for governments to reform tax incentives and ensure these zones attract …

BITs, such as Fair and Equitable Treatment, expropriation, and non-discriminatory measures (Tugushev umbrella clause, national treatment, indirect expropriation, transfer of funds Cancellation of free trade and security, umbrella clause and indirect expropriation Revocation of the status of resident of SEZ income tax burden. Awarded with regards to expropriation–tax-free zone system was a fundamental part compensation made the revocation tantamount to an expropriation. Link-trading v. Republic of Moldova Republic


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 June 2024 English

In 1909 Myrtle and Ernest Webb took possession of an ordinary farm in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island. Ordinary but for one thing: it was already becoming known as inspiration for …

and property be made its centrepiece. Facing expropriation, Ernest and Myrtle Webb had no choice but to


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 23 May 2024 English

Like other assets of the comprehensive wealth portfolio, financial capital can be used to support a country's long-term prosperity. When foreign financial assets exceed liabilities, financial capital increases the stock …

investors; protection of foreign investors against expropriation; consideration of all areas for investment except


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 15 May 2024 English

International investment treaties and their investor–state dispute settlement (ISDS) system are facing growing scrutiny of how they threaten climate action, environmental protection, and social justice. But what would an alternative …

non-discrimination obligation and the prohibition of direct expropriation without compensation. In addition, specific


Fraser Institute · 14 May 2024 English

This report presents the results of the Fraser Institute's 2023 annual mining survey, which assesses the impact of mineral endowments and policy factors on attitudes toward exploration investment. The survey …

mining investments leave investors vulnerable to expropriation without any compen- sation at any given time


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