S.Ossetia Restitution Law Passed with Final Reading

Parliament approved with its third and final reading a law on restitution for the victims of the South Ossetian conflict on December 28.

The law recognizes the right of all internally displaced persons and refugees to return to their houses if they wish to return and can prove the ownership rights for the property.
 
Appeals submitted by the victims of the South Ossetian conflict will be discussed by a special tripartite commission ? consisting of representatives from the Georgian and South Ossetian sides and international organizations.
 
Adoption of the law on restitution was one of the commitments undertaken by Georgia while joining the Council of Europe in 1999.

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