The property rights of refugees and internally displaced persons :

Smit, Anneke.

The property rights of refugees and internally displaced persons : beyond restitution / Anneke Smit. - Abingdon ; New York : Routledge / Taylor & Francis Group, 2012. - xii, 257 p. ; 25 cm.

"A GlassHouse Book." Index : p. 251-257.

Bibliography : p. 211-249.

The development of the right to return to one's home of origin -- Modern experiences with post-conflict restitution and return -- Restitution and return "home" -- Local integration and the regularization of collective centre space -- Compensation and regularizing secondary occupation.

Intends to pursue an examination of the various ways in which the protection of housing and property rights can contribute to durable solutions to displacement. This book chronicles the failure of the international community's attempts to promote widespread return through establishing housing and property restitution mechanisms.

9780415579605 (hbk)

2011041703


Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.--History--20th century.
Internally displaced persons--Legal status, laws, etc.
Restitution.
Repatriation.
Right of property.
Refugees--Housing.





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