Abstract
The loss of housing for large groups of people is often one of the destructive consequences of armed conflict. In the post-conflict phase, those who try to reclaim their homes face many legal challenges. An emerging human right to housing restitution can be an important tool in achieving successful housing restitution. The inclusion of such a right in the peace treaty concluded at the end of the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina shows that legal recognition of people's housing claims is a core aspect of post-conflict reconstruction. If implemented in a way which complies with the rule of law, the recognition of a right to housing restitution can be an important contribution to structural peace in fragile States.