Լեռնային Ղարաբաղից (Արցախից) Բռնի Տեղահանվածանձանց Վերադարձի Իրավունքը Եվ Սեփականությանիրավունքը Միջազգային Իրավունքի Համատեքստում/the Right to Return and the Right to Property of Persons Forcibly Displaced From Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) in the Context of International Law

The forced displacement of the population of Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) in 2023and the resulting questions regarding their legal status have raised a number of legalissues concerning the protection of their right to return and right to property.This article aims to analyse the scope of these rights and examine whether theymay be lawfully restricted based on the legal status of the displaced persons. Theapplicability of the right to return in the post-conflict context and the recognition ofproperty rights under international and regional legal frameworks are among the centralquestions addressed.Based on the analysis of international human rights instruments, the case law ofthe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), and comparative post-conflict situations,the article demonstrates that these rights cannot be restricted solely on the basis of legalstatus.The rights to return and to property are recognised as continuing rights, subject toprotection regardless of an individual’s legal classification. The article also elaborates onstate obligations and the role of international monitoring mechanisms in ensuring theenforcement of these rights.In addition to the content-based and comparative analysis of legal instruments, thearticle also employs a combined examination of legal approaches and an assessment ofthe practical application of judicial precedents. The study further includes a contextualanalysis aimed at identifying the situational factors that emerged in the aftermath of theconflict.