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Dr. Filippo Dionigi is Leverhulme Research Fellow at the London School of Economics Middle East Centre. His research focus is on the international relations of the Middle East. Currently, he is working on a study of the impact of the Syrian refugee crisis in Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq. He has published articles on Islamist politics and a book on the influence of international norms on Hezbollah’s military and political activity.
Reverse Moralism and the Response to the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Non-refoulement is a well-recognized principle of customary international law that forbids the forced deportation of refugees and asylum seekers to their country of origin. This essay discusses the increasingly common practice of refoulement in Jordan and the circumstances in which this development is taking place.
