ISBN:
9780415835657
,
9781138697621
Language:
English
Pages:
XIV, 323 S.
Edition:
1. publ.
Series Statement:
Routledge research in asylum, migration and refugee law
DDC:
341.4/86
Keywords:
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
;
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 〈(1951)〉
;
Refugees Legal status, laws, etc
;
Refugees Government policy
;
Refugees Legal status, laws, etc
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Asylrecht
;
Menschenrecht
;
Flüchtlingshilfe
Abstract:
"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?"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Conflicting Identities, Protection and the Role of Law
,
Rights and the Re-identified Refugee : An Analysis of Recent Shifts in Canadian Law
,
The Refugee Convention at 60 : Still Fit for Its Purpose? : Protection Tools for Protection Needs
,
Shifting Conceptions of Refugee Identity and Protection : European and Middle Eastern Approaches
,
Refugees as Objects of Surrogate Protection : Shifting Identities
,
Identifying Asylum Seekers as Potential Refugees : Transfers and "Acquired Rights" under the Refugee Convention
,
Conflicting Identities and Securitisation in Refugee Law : Lessons from the EU
,
Survival Migration : Conflicting Refugee Identities in Africa
,
Transnational Law and Refugee Identity : The Worldwide Effect of European Norms
,
Ambivalent Policies, Uncertain Identities : Asylum-Seeking Families
,
Better than our fears? : Refugees in Italy between Rhetorics of Exclusion and Local Projects of Inclusion
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Moving beyond Protection Space : Developing a Law of Asylum in South East Asia
,
Concluding Reflections
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