!!!Enteignung Expropriation, partial or complete deprivation of property on grounds of public interest against compensation (§ 365 Austrian General Civil Codes); since 1867, only allowed if certain legal provisions are met (Article 5 of the Constitutional Law). Many special laws have been enacted, the most significant being the Eisenbahn-Enteignung-Gesetz (Railway E. Law) of 1878. !Literature R. Walter and H. Mayer, Grundriss des oesterreichischen Bundesverfassungsrechts, %%sup 7/%1992. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Enteignung|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]