What do refugee-creating states owe to their returning citizens? How can reparations respond to human rights violations at the root of displacement and enable just return processes? Using case studies from Guatemala, Bosnia and Mozambique, this book explores refugee repatriation as a critical challenge for peacebuilding, transitional justice and reconciliation.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction; Part I. Foundations of State Responsibility and Just Return: 1. Forced migration and the responsibilities of states: moral and legal perspectives; 2. The conditions of just return: a minimum account; 3. The tools of repair: redress for returning refugees; Part II. Historical Experiences of Return and Redress: 4. Return and redress in Guatemala; 5. Return and redress in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 6. Return and redress in Mozambique; 7. Analysis of case studies; Part III. Beyond Repair? Grappling with Hard Cases: 8. Just return and the Palestinian refugees; Conclusion.
Klappentext
What do refugee-creating states owe to their returning citizens? How can reparations respond to human rights violations at the root of displacement and enable just return processes? Using case studies from Guatemala, Bosnia and Mozambique, this book explores refugee repatriation as a critical challenge for peacebuilding, transitional justice and reconciliation.
