Tort y Martorell – General Treatise on Expropriation for Public Utility (Barcelona, 1879)

An important legal treatise by Javier Tort y Martorell, published in Barcelona in 1879 following the enactment of Spain's new legislation on expropriation for public utility. The work combines an in-depth theoretical study with a comprehensive analysis of the legislation in force, examining the legal foundations of expropriation, its historical development, comparative European legislation, and the applicable administrative procedures. It includes article-by-article commentary on the Expropriation Act of January 10, 1879, together with parliamentary debates, case law, bibliography, and extensive appendices. It remains one of the most comprehensive nineteenth-century Spanish works on administrative law and expropriation.