Refugee Protection and the Role of Law

Refugee Protection and the Role of Law
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 367
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781135046903
ISBN-13 : 1135046905
Rating : 4/5 (905 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Refugee Protection and the Role of Law by : Susan Kneebone

Download or read book Refugee Protection and the Role of Law written by Susan Kneebone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-06-27 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sixty years on from the signing of the Refugee Convention, forced migration and refugee movements continue to raise global concerns for hosting states and regions, for countries of origin, for humanitarian organisations on the ground, and, of course, for the refugee. This edited volume is framed around two themes which go to the core of contemporary ‘refugeehood’: protection and identity. It analyses how the issue of refugee identity is shaped by and responds to the legal regime of refugee protection in contemporary times. The book investigates the premise that there is a narrowing of protection space in many countries and many highly visible incidents of refoulement. It argues that ‘Protection’, which is a core focus of the Refugee Convention, appears to be under threat, as there are many gaps and inconsistencies in practice. Contributors to the volume, who include Erika Feller, Elspeth Guild, Hélène Lambert and Roger Zetter, look at the relevant issues from the perspective of a number of different disciplines including law, politics, sociology, and anthropology. The chapters examine the link between identity and protection as a basis for understanding how the Refugee Convention has been and is being applied in policy and practice. The situation in a number of jurisdictions and regions in Europe, North America, South East Asia, Africa and the Middle East is explored in order to ask the question does jurisprudence under the Refugee Convention need better coordination and how successful is oversight of the Convention?


Refugee Protection and the Role of Law Related Books

Refugee Protection and the Role of Law
Language: en
Pages: 367
Authors: Susan Kneebone
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-06-27 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Sixty years on from the signing of the Refugee Convention, forced migration and refugee movements continue to raise global concerns for hosting states and regio
Exploring the Boundaries of Refugee Law
Language: en
Pages: 355
Authors: Jean-Pierre Gauci
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-04-14 - Publisher: Hotei Publishing

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Protection challenges around the globe require innovative legal, policy and practical responses. Drawing primarily from a new generation of researchers in the f
Refugee Protection in International Law
Language: en
Pages: 778
Authors: Erika Feller
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-06-26 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Millions of people are forced today to flee persecution. The core international legal instrument on which they must rely to find safety is the 1951 Convention R
An Introduction to International Refugee Law
Language: en
Pages: 447
Authors: M. Rafiqul Islam
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-05-15 - Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The book is designed to provide an overview of the development, meaning, and nature of international refugee law. The jurisprudence on the status of refugees, l
UNHCR and International Refugee Law
Language: en
Pages: 226
Authors: Corinne Lewis
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book considers the UNHCR's contribution to international refugee law. The book explores the role of the organisation in developing international refugee la