THE RIGHT OF RETURN OF PALESTINIAN REFUGEES OF 1948 UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL LAW

More than seventy years have passed since the Palestinian catastrophe (Nakba), which resulted in the problem of Palestinian refugees through the forced displacement of the majority of the population that used to live in Palestine on where Israel later was established. The Palestinian refugee issue is the most difficult of the outstanding problems in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. The objective of this paper is to define the Palestinian refugee who was displaced in 1948. In addition, addresses the right of return under international law, demonstrating where right was enshrined in international covenants and the resolutions of the United Nations. This paper examines the UN General Resolution 194(III), 11 December 1948. and what rights it explicitly stipulates.the right of return within Resolution 194, and all these international legal bases indicate that the right of return for refugees is a customary law. Such a right has long been deemed to constitute a natural entitlement for any citizen. PhD candidate, Kocaeli relief.doaa@gmail.com Received: 12.10.2022 University, Institute of Social Accepted: 21.12.2022 65 Sciences, e.mail: Jabari Vol 8 (2) 2022 The Right of Return of Palestinian Refugees of 1948 Under the International Law This paper goes to examine the extent of legitimacy of the displacement committed by Israel under international law, which later became clear that these were war crimes and crimes against humanity committed against Palestinian refugees. In addition, Israel’s denial to the right to return for Palestinians is a flagrant violation of international law and UN resolutions that has fuelled decades of suffering on a mass scale for Palestinian refugees across the world. At the same time, referring to the right of return in international