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The United Nations Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons: A Commentary

The United Nations Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons: A Commentary

Author: Khaled Hassine; Scott Leckie
Publisher: Brill Nijhoff
ISBN: 9789004308855
Published In: December 2015
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Netherlands ? Disclaimer:
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In the first Commentary on the United Nations Principles on Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons – known colloquially as the Pinheiro Principles – Khaled Hassine and Scott Leckie outline the restitution rights of persons who have faced forced displacement and the loss of their homes, lands and properties.

The Commentary compiles and analyzes in considerable detail the legal contents of the Pinheiro Principles - a consolidated international instrument generated by the United Nations in 2005 to provide a solid normative framework on these questions and which legal duties exist for states and the international community to secure them. The book will be of vital interest for all actors concerned with applying restitution rights in practice.

PART I - Commentary

1. Principle 1. Scope and application

Section II. The right to housing and property restitution

2. Principle 2. The right to housing and property restitution

Section III. Overarching principles

3. Principle 3. The right to non-discrimination

4. Principle 4. The right to equality between men and women

5. Principle 5. The right to be protected from displacement

6. Principle 6. The right to privacy and respect for the home

7. Principle 7. The right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions

8. Principle 8. The right to adequate housing

9. Principle 9. The right to freedom of movement