Peace studies & conflict resolution

Land, Property, and the Challenge of Return for Iraq's Displaced

by Deborah Isser, Peter Van der Auweraert

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The crisis of displacement in Iraq has created an array of challenges related to land and property that must be addressed if return is to be sustainable. This report analyzes the nature of these land and property issues and the measures thus far taken by the Iraqi government to address them. It concludes with recommendations on how these policies can be improved and broadened to have a more durable impact. The report draws on the extensive efforts of both the United States Institute of Peace and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to assist the Iraqi government in the design of displacement-related land and property policies, including a July 2008 conference in Amman sponsored by the Institute and the World Bank and a November 2008 conference in Baghdad sponsored by the Institute, IOM, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

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Author Biography

Deborah Isser is a senior rule of law adviser at the Institute, where she directs the project on land, property, and conflict. Peter Van der Auweraert is a senior legal adviser at IOM and has been working with the Iraqi authorities on land and property issues since 2003.

United States Institute of Peace

United States Institute of Peace

The United States Insitute of Peace was created by the US congress as a federally funded press creating works to prevent and resolve global conflict by providing education and resources to work towards peace.

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  • Publisher United States Institute of Peace
  • Publication Date April 2009
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781601274496
  • Publication Country or regionUnited States
  • Pages20
  • ReadershipProfessional and Scholarly
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • SeriesSpecial Report
  • Series Part221

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