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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459035203321

Autore

Samy Shahira

Titolo

Reparations to Palestinian refugees : a comparative perspective / / Shahira Samy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-15426-0

1-282-57029-3

9786612570292

0-203-85703-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Collana

Routledge studies on the Arab-Israeli conflict

Disciplina

325.21095694

956.04

Soggetti

Refugees, Palestinian Arab

Arab-Israeli conflict - Reparations

Arab-Israeli conflict - Refugees

Reparations for historical injustices

Restorative justice

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Reparations in the Palestinian context; 2 Reparations: in search of a definition; 3 The German-Jewish Reparations Agreement of 1952; 4 Cyprus; 5 Prospects of reparations to Palestinian refugees; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book delves into the issue of reparations in relation to Palestinian refugees in their search for a solution to their displacement and dispossession. Highlighting the broad spectrum of reparations available as forms of remedy for a historical injustice, the author probes the reasons behind the failure to reach a reparations agreement till the present day and discusses the significance of issues of apology, recognition and acknowledgement of responsibility.In its approach, the book departs from traditional and modern perceptions of reparations



as featuring in international