Without delving into the complex reasons that populations in many parts of the former Soviet Union face rather permanent displacement and migration, Helton (Council of Foreign Relations) and Voronina (ethnology and anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences) explore the practical legal realities of mending the damage caused by severe social disruption, protecting the injured and vulnerable, and preventing the recurrence of destructive patterns. They survey all the relevant national and international instruments that can be invoked in cases of forced displacement, including laws and policies of all 15 countries that rose from the Soviet pyre, and relevant conventions by such bodies as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the International Labor Organization. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
