Displacement in Karabakh: Azerbaijani IDPs and the Status of Armenian Refugees

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Arzu Turgut and Ali Faik Demir examine the effects of the Karabakh conflict on Azerbaijani internally displaced people and Karabakh Armenians who became refugees. The article considers how the two groups make visible both the human consequences of the conflict and the continuing disputes between Azerbaijan and Armenia over sovereignty, territorial integrity and self-determination.

It focuses on the differences between international law and political discourse on forced displacement. The statuses of Azerbaijani internally displaced people and Karabakh Armenian refugees are compared through their similarities and differences, alongside the current debate over the status of Karabakh Armenians and the significance of these protection statuses for states and individuals.