Do
Israeli Rights Conflict with the Palestinian Right of Return? Identifying
the Possible Legal Arguments. Working Paper No. 10.
In this working
paper, refugee law expert Michael Kagan develops the idea of conflicting
rights as a means of addressing Israeli objections to Palestinian refugee
return. Rather than explore Palestinian arguments for the right of return,
this paper starts from the assumption that the right of return exists and
must be accepted by Israel in order to reach a just peace that complies with
international law. Instead, this paper aims to identify and assess separate
claims by Jews or Israelis that cannot coexist with refugee return. Without
this separation, any assertion of Palestinian rights may be misunderstood as
a denial of Israeli interests, and vice versa.
Available in English. 34 pages.
Papers address the
relationship between international law and peacemaking, housing and property
restitution for refugees, international protection, and obstacles to
implementation of durable solutions for Palestinian refugees.
- The
Right to Housing and Property Restitution in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Case
Study, Paul Prettitore, Legal Advisor, Organization for Security and
Cooperation in Europe. English and Arabic. 28 pages.
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Justice Against Perpetrators, the Role of Prosecution in Peacemaking and
Reconciliation, Sandra Vicente, Assistant Legal
Officer,InternationalTribunalfortheFormerYugoslavia.English and Arabic.
24 pages.
- The
Role of International Law and Human Rights in Peacemaking and Crafting
Durable Solutions for Refugees: Comparative Comment, Lynn Welchman
Director, Center of Islamic and Middle Eastern Law, School of Oriental and
African Studies. English and Arabic. 20 pages.
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Popular Sovereignty, Collective Rights, Participation and Crafting Durable
Solutions for Palestinian Refugees, Karma Nabulsi. English and
Arabic. 13 pages.
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Temporary Protection for Palestinian Refugees: A Proposal, Susan Akram,
Boston University School of Law, and Terry Rempel, BADIL Research and
Information. English and Arabic. 44 pages.
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Land Restitution in South Africa, Overview and Lessons Learned, Jean du
Plessis, Deputy Director, Center on Housing Rights and Evictions. English
and Arabic. 16 pages.
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Israel’s Land Laws as a Legal-Political Tool, Usama Halabi, advocate,
LL.M. English and Arabic. 12 pages.
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Arab Protection for the Palestinian Refugees, Khaled Al-Az’ar.
English and Arabic. 30 pages.
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UNRWA’s Role in Protecting Palestinian Refugees, Harish Parvathaneni,
Chief, Policy Analysis Unit, UNRWA. English and Arabic. 24 pages.
Survey
of Palestinian Refugees and Internally Displaced Palestinians 2006-2007
Ruling Palestine, A History of the Legally Sanctioned Jewish-Israeli Seizure
of Land and Housing
in Palestine
This
20 video documents a study visit of a delegation of Palestinian refugees to
Bosnia-Herzegovina in June 2002. The delegation, comprised of refugees from
Palestine/Israel, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, and Europe traveled to Bosnia in
order to understand: What was done and how? What didn’t work and why? What
are the lessons for Palestinians and their struggle for the implementation
of the right of return and real property restitution?
refugees;
law and principles guiding solutions to refugee problems; answers to
frequently asked questions; obstacles to be tackled by a law- and
rights-based solution (24 pages); Legal Brief, ‘Palestinian Refugees and
their Right of Return, an International Law Analysis’ (16 pages); Executive
Summary, ‘The Right of Return:’ Report of the Joint British Parliamentary
Commission of Inquiry into Refugee Choice (28 pages; translation from the
English original published in London, March 2002); Readers’ feedback sheet
and background information about BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian
Residency and Refugee Rights.
