Tuesday, July 03, 2007

First Session in Berlin

This is the list of the people that will be presenting their work in our first meeting in Berlin along with a small abstract of their work. This meeting will be held on July 24 from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM in room S 1.301 of the Seminar Building at Humboldt University and will be jointly organized with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. The panelists are:

Acosta, Claudia Marcela Mora

Title

Country Club: ¿Cambio en las percepciones del dominio eminente?

Abstract

A symbolic case. The process and way of acquisition Country Club’s polo court – one of the most exclusively club in Colombia- to be turned at a public park on a Bogotá’s zone whit a grate shortage of green areas, it’s suggested as ideal set to analyze the change of government’s point o view about its own ability to organize and acquire land whit social interest, the difference between public and private topics about the land valuation, its debate on district courts and, its importance for the viability of urban development projects.

Farias, Marcia Ferreira Cunha

Title

Corumba IV: Acquisition, expropriation and compensation of land for the construction of hydroelectric power plants in Brazil

Abstract

Procurement of land for infrastructure projects is still problematic in Brazil . The legal framework regarding procurement of land for such projects is reasonably established, but numerous difficulties arise. Institutional intervention may be a primary concern. As different institutions claim to exercise their competencies, acquisition, expropriation and resettlement procedures may become overwhelming. The present research paper will demonstrate the legal and practical obstacles and solutions revealed in the procurement of land for the construction of a hydroelectric power plant in central Brazil, Corumbá IV, highlighting how and when institutional interventions contribute to these obstacles and to their solutions.

Haddad, Emilio

Title

The positioning of the Judiciary Power in a context of new agreements on the real estate valuation: the case of Paulo

Abstract

It is presented a case study of city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, where local Judiciary Power is developing new approaches to improve land expropriation mechanisms, by which the assessed value of land is deposited in the beginning of the process, intending to prevent that moratorium interests resulting from the delay of the action could raise the values to be paid for the public power, due to. The objective of the present research is to study to what extent this new practice contributes for the accomplishment of fiscal justice, recovery of plus-values and application of the social function of the property.

Herrera, Carlos M.

Title

Legal and judicial framework of eminent domain in Mexico

Abstract

This research project will try to find out how eminent domain for urban purposes has evolved in Mexico in the last eighty years from the judicial standpoint and it will review some of the most controversial cases from a legal and sociological point of view. This project will help us have a clear picture about the position of the judiciary in Mexico regarding eminent domain and more importantly, it will help us understand how has the concept of property rights evolved in the Mexican legal system in the last eighty years.

Jaramillo, Lorena Angélica Ulloa

Title

Impact of the expropriation process on the urban area of Metro Concepcion

Abstract

This study is framed on the expropriations performed on the base of public needs that were derived from the work needed by the integrated commuting system for the Concepción metro area. It aims to know the perceptions of the expropriated people regarding compensations, appraisal methods, perceived weaknesses and legal instruments used on the process. This subjective evaluation will help to understand the obstacles perceived by them to an equal appraisal and regulation of urban lands, and also will extend the comprehension of the Chilean expropriation process from the perspectives of social theory, community work experience and public administration.

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