Right of return
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The right of return is a principle in international law which guarantees everyone's right of voluntary return to or re-enter their country of origin or of citizenship. A right of return based on nationality, citizenship or ancestry may be enshrined in a country's constitution or law, and some countries deny a right of return in particular cases or in general.
The right is formulated in several modern treaties and conventions, most notably in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the 1948 Fourth Geneva Convention. The Geneva Conventions, it has been argued, have passed into customary international law and that the right of return is binding on non-signatories to the conventions.
See also
- Voluntary return
- Diaspora politics
- Freedom of movement
- Nationality law
- Jus sanguinis
- Canadians of convenience
- Internally Displaced Persons
- Oriundo, a sportsman born in Latin America, whose ancestors emigrated from Italy, and who then emigrated "back" to Italy.
- Back-to-Africa movement / Rastafari movement
- Law of Return
