Critical Issues in International Refugee Law

Herausgeber: Simeon, James C.

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Produktbeschreibung

An examination of some of the most pressing issues and concerns in international refugee law.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9781107685963
• ISBN-10: 1107685966
• Artikelnr.: 40192802

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: the research workshop on critical issues in international
refugee law and strategies towards interpretative harmony James C. Simeon;
2. From refugee to judge: on refugee law Justice Albie Sachs; 3. The impact
of the standard of proof on complementary protection claims: comparative
approaches in the European Union and Canada Jane McAdam; 4. Running scared
since 9/11: refugees, UNHCR and the purposive approach to treaty
interpretation Geoff Gilbert; 5. Asymmetrical sovereignty and the refugee:
diplomatic assurances and the failure of due process, Agiza v. Sweden and
Alzery v. Sweden Elspeth Guild; 6. Economic harm as a basis for refugee
status and the application of human rights law to the interpretation of
economic persecution Kate Jastram; 7. The fragmented nature of the
international refugee regime and its consequences: a comparative analysis
of the applications of the 1951 Convention Nergis Canefe.