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Republic of Estonia Principles of Ownership Reform Act (1991)

Country/Territory
Estonia
Document type
Legislation
Date
1991 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
RT 1991, 21, 257
Subject
Land & soil
Keyword
Expropriation Ownership Liability/compensation Property rights Transfer Public land Private land Land reform Land tenure Human rights
Geographical area
Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe
Abstract

The Principles of Ownership Reform Act determines the purpose, content, object and subjects of and the procedure for ownership reform, and is the basis for other legislation necessary for ownership reform. The purpose of ownership reform is to restructure ownership relations in order to ensure the inviolability of property and free enterprise, to undo the injustices caused by violation of the right of ownership and to create the preconditions for the transfer to a market economy. Return of property to or compensation of former owners or their legal successors for property in the course of ownership reform shall not prejudice the interests protected by law of other persons or cause new injustices.

Full text
English/Estonian
Website
www.riigiteataja.ee

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Republic of Estonia Act on Establishment of Simplified Procedure for Proving Unlawfulness of Expropriation of Property (1991)

Legislation | Estonia | 1991 (2002)

Keyword: Expropriation, Human rights, Property rights, Ownership, Procedural matters, Court/tribunal, Abandoned land/unoccupied land, Access-to-justice, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Land tenure, Private land, Local government

Source: FAO, FAOLEX