Post-Conflict Housing Restitution

The European human rights perspective, with a case study on Bosnia and Herzegovina

von Antoine Buyse

Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Awarded with the Erasmus Research Prize 2008 and the Max Van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2008

The loss of one's house is often one of the most dramatic personal consequences of armed conflict. In fragile post-conflict societies such a loss does not only cause a flow of refugees and other displaced persons, but it can also be a source of renewed conflict. Restitution of housing could help to solve these problems and thus help to attain peace and to rebuild the rule of law. This study focuses on the legal aspects of restitution. Its purpose is to identify the stumbling blocks which in many cases hamper restitution. Thus, the main research question is how the right to housing and property restitution for refugees and other displaced persons can be secured more effectively in European post-conflict situations. >About this book: '[...] the study is a definitive must [...]. A perfect balance between theory and practice.' Christine Janssens and Asja Serdarevic in Human Rights & International Legals Discourse 2009 (119).

'[...] a very meaningful contribution to the global debate on restitution [...]. [...] a very worthy work and one that should be read by everyone within the Global Restitution Movement [... ].' Scott Leckie in the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights 2010 (137).

'[...] a valuable contribution to the transitional justice canon. [...] and in ways too numerous to capture here, [it] advances the conversation in significant ways and expands the promise of reparations as tools of justice.' David Gray in the International Journal of Transitional Justice 2010 (296.

• Reihe: Intersentia
• ISBN: 9789050957700
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 21.02.2008
• Größe: 238 x 171 mm
• Verlag: Lefebvre Belgium sa