ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts covered in this book. The book focuses on the moral dimension of how the displaced are treated between the time of their exile and when they are finally able to find a permanent durable solution. The numbers around the Syrian refugee crisis are well known—as of May 2016, more than 50% of the population of Syria has been displaced, 5 million people have left Syria, and an astounding 11.5% of its population have been killed or seriously wounded. An important facet of the author's argument is that we must take seriously not only the current state of forced displacement, but also the current political consensus regarding our moral and legal obligations to refugees. Two policies that ought to go hand in hand are supporting resettlement as a duty of states and policies of local integration while refugees await resettlement or repatriation.
