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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778542803321

Autore

Davies Sara Ellen

Titolo

Legitimising rejection [[electronic resource] ] : international refugee law in Southeast Asia / / by Sara E. Davies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008

ISBN

1-282-39781-8

9786612397813

90-474-2329-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (302 p.)

Collana

Refugees and human rights, , 1387-6031 ; ; v. 13

Disciplina

342.5908/3

Soggetti

Refugees - Legal status, laws, etc - Southeast Asia

Refugees - Protection - International cooperation

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [267]-283) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Eurocentric 1951 Convention -- 1967 Protocol-an addendum to the 1951 Convention -- The beginning of the Indochinese refugee crisis: 1975-1979 -- After the 1979 Indochinese conference: the early 1980s -- 'Compassion fatigue' in the mid 1980s -- The 1989 comprehensive plan of action.

Sommario/riassunto

Examines Southeast Asia's rejection of international refugee law through extensive archival analysis and argues that this rejection was shaped by the region's response to its largest refugee crisis in the post-1945 era.