Restitution

Restitution

Restitution should, whenever possible, restore the victim to the original situation before the gross violations of international human rights law or serious violations of international humanitarian law occurred.

Restitution should, whenever possible, restore the victim to the original situation before the gross violations of international human rights law or serious violations of international humanitarian law occurred.

Some delegations also noted the importance of the recovery of proceeds of fraud in public criminal law systems and of restitution and the compensation of victims in private commercial law systems.

(a) Restitution

II. RESTITUTION

Accessibility of restitution claims procedures

Principle 40 Measures of restitution

PRINCIPLE 40. MEASURES OF RESTITUTION

RETURN OR RESTITUTION OF CULTURAL

19. Restitution should, whenever possible, restore the victim to the original situation before the gross violations of international human rights law or serious violations of international humanitarian law occurred. Restitution includes, as appropriate restoration of liberty, enjoyment of human rights, identity, family life and citizenship, return to one's place of residence, restoration of employment and return of property.

Enforcement of restitution decisions and judgements

Post conflict restitution

Restitution and return

12. Restitution shall be provided to re establish the situation that existed prior to the violations of human rights or international humanitarian law.

As such, the Principles incorporate a forward looking and holistic approach to housing, land and property restitution under international law.

Restitution of territories was therefore of crucial importance.

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D. Restitution from the State

6. Remedies, compensation and restitution

(ii) Restitution from the offenders

Unfortunate, but restitution was made.

18.1 States should ensure that the right of refugees and displaced persons to housing, land and property restitution is recognized as an essential component of the rule of law.

He notes that in contrast to legislation adopted in the former Czechoslovakia and in Germany, where the rightful owners of property formerly seized by the State may claim restitution, Hungarian legislation passed in 1991 (Law No. XXV of 1991) and in 1992 (Law No. XXVI) merely recognizes the right of owners to nominal compensation and excludes restitution except for the property of religious orders.

A. Fair restitution by the offenders

. All responding States indicated that offenders were bound by law to provide fair restitution to victims, their families or dependants in accordance with paragraph 8 of the Declaration.

However, the wording of article 12 was overbroad, in particular the open ended obligation of restitution of cultural and similar property which at present was not a rule of international law.

Subject matter Non restitution of confiscated property based on citizenship

C. Restitution in cases of substantial harm to the environment .

Convinced that the right to housing, land and property restitution is essential to the resolution of conflict and to post conflict peacebuilding, safe and sustainable return and the establishment of the rule of law, and that careful monitoring of restitution programmes by international organizations and affected States is indispensable to ensuring their effective implementation,

The Right to Housing and Property Restitution

The right to housing and property restitution

The nomads were ordered to pay restitution.

Convinced that the right to housing, land and property restitution is essential to the resolution of conflict and to post conflict peace building, safe and sustainable return and the establishment of the rule of law, and that careful monitoring of restitution programmes, on the part of international organizations and affected States, is indispensable to ensuring their effective implementation,

Convinced that the right to housing, land and property restitution is essential to the resolution of conflict and to post conflict peacebuilding, safe and sustainable return and the establishment of the rule of law, and that careful monitoring of restitution programmes, on the part of international organizations and affected States is indispensable to ensuring their effective implementation,

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Sixteen States indicated that restitution also included the provision of services.

Persons whose property had been confiscated were, under section 23.2 of the Act, eligible to recover their property, subject to conditions to be spelled out in a separate restitution law.

4.2 States should ensure that housing, land and property restitution programmes, policies and practices recognize the joint ownership rights of both male and female heads of the household as an explicit component of the restitution process, and that restitution programmes, policies and practices reflect a gender sensitive approach.

In the Syrian Arab Republic, nationality is governed by the law promulgated by Legislative Decree No. 276 of 1969, which regulates the acquisition, loss, restitution, deprivation and reinstatement of Syrian Arab nationality.

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56 97. Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin

58 17. Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin

61 52. Return or restitution of cultural property to the countries of origin