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Preface; Table of Treaties and other International Instruments; Table ofCases; INTRODUCTION; Chapter I; 1.1 The story of Rula; 1.2 Palestinianrefugees and international law; 1.3 Historical background; 1.4 The number ofPalestinian refugees and their geographical distribution; 1.5 The UnitedNations and Palestinian refugees; 1.6 The Madrid peace process and itsrelevance for Palestinian refugees; 1.7 Scope of the study; PART ONE: REFUGEELAW; Chapter II: Palestinian Refugees; 2.1 General remarks on the notion ofPalestinian refugee; 2.2 Palestinian refugees as distinguished from otherrefugees; 2.3 The UNRWA definition of a Palestinian refugee; 2.4 DefiningPalestinian refugees in the context of peace negotiations; Chapter III: The1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees; 3.1 Introductory remarks;3.2 Article 1D; 3.3 Other aspects of article 1; Chapter IV: The Status ofPalestinian Refugees in the Arab World; 4.1 Introductory remarks; 4.2 TheLeague of Arab States and Palestinian refugees; 4.3 Excursus: the legalstatus of Palestinian refugees in the various Arab states; PART TWO: OTHERAREAS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW; Chapter V: Law Relating to Stateless Persons; 5.1Introductory Remarks; 5.2 Are Palestinian refugees stateless persons?; 5.3Convention relating to the status of stateless persons; 5.4 Convention on thereduction of statelessness; 5.5 Concluding remarks; Chapter VI: HumanitarianLaw; 6.1 Introductory Remarks; 6.2 Rules of humanitarian law concerning theprotection of civilians; 6.3 The position of Palestinian refugees residing inthe territories; 6.4 The relevance of the PLOIsraeli Declaration ofPrinciples; 6.5 Some conclusions; Chapter VII: Human Rights Law; 7.1Introductory Remarks; 7.2 The right to return and compensation; 7.3 The rightto self-determination; 7.4 Family reunification and the principle of unity ofthe family; 7.5 Concluding remarks; PART THREE: INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION ANDTHE SEARCH FOR A DURABLE SOLUTION; Chapter VIII: International Protection;8.1 Introductory Remarks; 8.2 Protection of Palestinian refugees in theMiddle East: the role of UNRWA and other United Nations organs; 8.3Protection of Palestinian refugees residing out UNRWAs area of operations:the role of UNHCR; 8.4 ICRC and the protection of Palestinian refugees; 8.5Other attempts at providing international protection; 8.6 Some conclusions;Chapter IX: the Search for a Durable Solution; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Durablesolutions to refugee problems; 9.3 Possible scenarios for the permanentstatus of the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967; 9.4 The permanentstatus negotiations on the refugee issue; Chapter X: Summary and Conclusions;Annex 1: Selected United Nations resolutions of concern to Palestinianrefugees; Annex 2 UNRWA instructions concerning registration and eligibility(excerpts); Annex 3: League of Arab States instruments concerning Palestinianrefugees; Bibliography; Index