The Albanian Property Restitution and Compensation Agency

Before the fall of communism, a great number of
Albanian owners lost their property as the result of
nationalizations, expropriations, confiscations, and
other unjust actions performed by the communist
state. The issue of restitution and compensation of
property which was taken unjustly by the past regime,
apart from being one of the most specific cases of
acquisition of property rights is also one of the
biggest problems the Albanian society is facing
today. In this context, taking also in consideration
all the injustices suffered by this group of people,
the moral obligation the State has towards them, this
work focuses in general on the restitution and
compensation process of the immovable property in
Albania, and in particular on the Property
Restitution and Compensation Agency as an institution
which is in place with the core mission of regulating in a fair way according to the criteria
established by article 41 of the Albanian
Constitution, the issues of property rights that have
arisen from expropriation, nationalization or
confiscation .

Autorentext

Drini Çano, LLM, studied Comparative Constitutional Law atCentral European University.

Klappentext

Before the fall of communism, a great number ofAlbanian owners lost their property as the result ofnationalizations, expropriations, confiscations, andother unjust actions performed by the communiststate. The issue of restitution and compensation ofproperty which was taken unjustly by the past regime,apart from being one of the most specific cases ofacquisition of property rights is also one of thebiggest problems the Albanian society is facingtoday. In this context, taking also in considerationall the injustices suffered by this group of people,the moral obligation the State has towards them, thiswork focuses in general on the restitution andcompensation process of the immovable property inAlbania, and in particular on the PropertyRestitution and Compensation Agency as an institutionwhich is in place with the core mission of"regulating in a fair way according to the criteriaestablished by article 41 of the AlbanianConstitution, the issues of property rights that havearisen from expropriation, nationalization orconfiscation".