The Right to Restitution and Compensation in International Law and the Displaced Palestinians

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  • Michael Lynk University of Western Ontario

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21294

Keywords:

Palestinian refugees, Israel, Palestine, law, justice, compensation, restitution

Abstract

In any final settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, compensation for the material and moral losses of the Palestinian refugees will be a central feature. The parties have ostensibly agreed that compensation will be paid, but differ significantly on the principles that will determine the global amount of compensation, the valuation of losses, and the method of distribution to the recipients. Compensation for refugees, for victims of human rights violations, and for property loss have become well-grounded features in contemporary international law. The author argues that these international law principles should shape the compensation agreement that will settle the conflict, because fairness and transitional justice, rather than unequal bargaining power, will more readily hasten the healing of the many wounds that the Palestinians and Israelis have endured.

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Published

2003-02-01

How to Cite

Lynk, M. (2003). The Right to Restitution and Compensation in International Law and the Displaced Palestinians. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 21(2), 96–113. https://doi.org/10.25071/1920-7336.21294

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