Law on compulsory expropriation. Country/Territory Switzerland Territorial subdivision Obwalden Document type Legislation Date 1877 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Land tenure Expropriation Ownership Liability/compensation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Law lays down provisions relating to compulsory expropriation. Article 1 establishes that the forced withdrawal or limitation of property or related rights can only take place in the interest of the public. The text consists of 22 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: General principles on limitation of property (A); Assignment and compensation (B); Proceedings (C); Payment of compensation and its effect (D). Full text German Website www.ow.ch