Michel Jansz, Hugo Grotius 1631 |
Hugo Grotius,
De iure belli ac pacis
(Frankfurt: 1626) Bk 1.6 p.62: “Dominium
eminens, quod civitas habet in cives et res
civium ad usum publicum.”
Eminent Domain that a city has over its citizens and the
property of its citizens for public use.
Bk.2.11, p.422: “eminens
dominium quod utilitatis publicae cause civitas habet.”
Eminent domain which a city has by reason of public utility.
5th Amendment (and
14th): Nor be deprived of life, liberty,
or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property
be taken for public use without just compensation.
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