refugees living in forced exile. Most of the data used is qualitative in nature, although where quantitative data is available – or can be collected – it will be included in the research. Desk-based research will contextualize policies of forced population transfer by factoring in historical, social, political and legal conditions in order to delineate the violations of the Palestinian people's rights. International human rights law and international humanitarian law will play pivotal roles, and analysis is supplemented with secondary sources such as scholarly articles and reports. 8