The global refugee system lacks a comprehensive and sustainable approach to responsibility sharing, in particular as it relates to the distribution of social and financial costs of hosting refugees and other forcibly displaced persons. Selective use of World Trade Organization-consistent trade measures offers the possibility of an economically sustainable and viable means of support for not only forcibly displaced persons but also the communities that host them. This paper assesses the trade law aspects of various trade measures-based options, focusing on the 1994 Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization and the 2016 EU-Jordan Agreement.
