The constitution allows the expropriation of private property for "public use", such as building a road.
By the Smallholdings Law of 1918 and by land reform in 1922, which allowed the expropriation of estates of more than 495 acres (200 hectares), an attempt was made to give tenant farmers and landless labourers their own smallholdings.
It allows the expropriation of land to launder ill-gotten funds on projects that are outside the jurisdiction of the authorities," said Violeta Granera, whose civil society group, Movimiento Por Nicaragua, has supported the opposition movement by affected campesinos and demanded greater transparency.
The Belgian Parliament had recently passed a law allowing the expropriation of privately owned land by the government when the land was to be used for the 'greater good.' This could be done even if the project was still speculative in nature, and allowed for more land to be taken beyond what was strictly necessary for a project.
Maps allowed for the expropriation of existing land rights (since indigenous communities often lacked accurate measuring instruments) and an explanation of a colony's significance.
The act allowed for the expropriation of privately owned land to create nature preserves and aided in long-range planning.
The operators initially refused, prompting the city to pass By-law 7311 in March 1915, which allowed for the expropriation of the cemetery property.
Muammar Qaddafi, Libya's "Brother Leader", who ordered the expropriation of BP's Libyan operations in 1974, is now allowing the firm to return to search for gas.
The measures with the strongest opposition give the government more control over the oil industry and allow expropriation of some private lands.
Here it will happen when the expropriation of land begins".
Price controls, the expropriation of farms and anti-business policies have created food shortages.
