Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden
- Provides a new approach to the Ethiopian Land Law debate
- Includes a special chapter on the current land right of Ethiopia
- Outlines clear procedural steps in handling the expropriation process
- Offers innovative and pragmatic proposed solutions
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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About this book
This thesis provides a new approach to the Ethiopian Land Law debate. The basic argument made in this thesis is that even if the Ethiopian Constitution provides and guarantees common ownership of land (together with the state) to the people, this right has not been fully realized whether in terms of land accessibility, enjoyability, and payment of fair compensation in the event of expropriation.
Expropriation is an inherent power of the state to acquire land for public purpose activities. It is an important development tool in a country such as Ethiopia where expropriation remains the only method to acquire land. Furthermore, the two preconditions of payment of fair compensation and existence of public purpose justifications are not strictly followed in Ethiopia. The state remains the sole beneficiary of the process by capturing the full profit of land value, while paying inadequate compensation to those who cede their land by expropriation. Secondly, the broader public purpose power of the state in expropriating the land for unlimited activities puts the property owners under imminent risk of expropriation.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Dr. Ambaye has been teaching and researching in the Institute of land Administration and the Law School of Bahir Dar University for several years. He wrote many conference papers and journal articles focusing on land issues in Ethiopia. In 2013, he published a textbook, Ethiopian Land Law, that is widely used by post and undergraduate students and practitioners.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Land Rights and Expropriation in Ethiopia
Authors: Daniel W. Ambaye
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14639-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-14638-6Published: 18 March 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-36788-0Published: 06 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-14639-3Published: 13 February 2015
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 282
Number of Illustrations: 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Civil Law, Social Structure, Social Inequality