One of the guiding principles of international law and UN resolutions is the right of refugees to return to their homes.
Repatriation is the favoured solution for refugees exiled in the course of conflict.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and other international legal instruments concerning human rights affirm the right of every individual to leave and return to his country. Conventions relating to the rights of indigenous peoples confirm the right to return to land from which they have been displaced by force. This resolution has since been reaffirmed one hundred and ten times by the United Nations . The right of Palestinian refugees to regain ownership of their property is established by numerous international legal instruments concerning the rights of civilians in times of war, human rights and indigenous rights. Ordinary property law supports the Palestinian right to their properties.