Abstract

[The Legal Construction of Cities at the Origins of the National Expropriation Framework: a Law and Humanities Perspective]. Expropriation for reasons of public utility was the subject of one of the most significant unification laws enacted in 1865. The history of this institution, with its myriad practical implications, is closely tied to the complex topic of the legal construction of Italian cities, reimagined for the first time through a national lens. This fertile field of inquiry reveals how the centralist ambition of the unitary legislator had to contend with diverse demands, which found strong allies in the literature and artistic eclecticism of the late 19th century.