The theoretical framework addresses forced migration within the Middle East domain by distinguishing between formal international legal instruments, such as the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees, and alternative normative mechanisms like the Casablanca Protocol or societal norms of hospitality. This concept operates under a specific rule where regional statehoods frequently prioritize customary duty-based protection over universalist definitions when defining refugee status, particularly for Palestinian populations excluded from global conventions. The theory posits that forced migration in this region is structurally defined by a hybrid legal-political order comprising mobile pastoralism displacement, ethnic cleansing, and border divisions among modern nation-states rather than adherence to standard international law.
The theoretical framework addresses forced migration within the Middle East domain by distinguishing between formal international legal instruments, such as the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refug…