Eminent Domain - A Comparative Perspective

Informationen zum Autor Iljoong Kim is Professor of Economics at Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, where he was also awarded the Dasan Economics Chair. Professor Kim is a leading expert in the field of law and economics in Korea, where his research activities have ignited scholarly interest in the field. Hojun Lee is a Fellow at the Korean Development Institute (KDI). His academic research topics include mechanism design in public sectors, law and economics of property rights, and public finance of regional development. He is also Director of Public Private Partnership Division at KDI. Ilya Somin is Professor of Law at the George Mason University, Virginia. His research focuses on constitutional law and property law. He is the author of The Grasping Hand: Kelo v. City of New London and the Limits of Eminent Domain (2015) and Democracy and Political Ignorance, 2nd edition (2016). Klappentext A collection of essays that examines the use and abuse of eminent domain across the world. Zusammenfassung The taking of private property for development projects has often caused controversy when used to benefit powerful interests at the expense of the general public. This collection of essays analyzes the use and abuse of eminent domain in nations across the world! including Germany! the US! Taiwan! and South Korea. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Taking law from an economic perspective Hans-Bernd Schäfer; 2. Eminent domain in the United States Ilya Somin; 3. Direct expropriation: the multi-layered legal protection in Europe Anne van Aaken; 4. Eminent domain law in Taiwan: new law, old practice? Yun-chien Chang; 5. Compulsory land acquisition in developing countries: shifting paradigm or entrenched legacy? Jonathan Lindsay, Klaus Deininger and Thea Hilhorst; 6. Public interest criteria and Korea's scrutiny system Hojun Lee; 7. Who exercises the eminent domain power in Korea: with focus on private takings Iljoong Kim; 8. Just compensation in eminent domain in Korea: from the perspective of fairness Byungkoo Cho; 9. Overall due process in takings in Korea Kisang Jung; 10. Distribution of development surplus in takings Sungkyu Park; 11. Takings, disputes, and resolutions in Korea: a quantitative review Duol Kim....

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• Authors: Iljoong Kim, Iljoong (Sungkyunkwan University Kim, Iljoong Lee Kim
• Assisted by: Iljoong Kim (Editor), Kim Iljoong (Editor), Hojun Lee (Editor), Lee Hojun (Editor), Ilya Somin (Editor), Somin Ilya (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2017
• EAN: 9781316628331
• ISBN: 978-1-316-62833-1
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Family law; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Real Estate / General, LAW / International, LAW / Property, LAW / Conflict of Laws, Economic theory & philosophy, Property & real estate, Property law: general, Economic theory and philosophy, Property and real estate, Private International Law & Conflict Of Laws, property law, Private international law and conflict of laws