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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779009703321

Autore

Mathew Penelope

Titolo

Reworking the relationship between asylum and employment / / Penelope Mathew

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon [England] ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-29904-1

1-280-67161-0

9786613648549

0-203-11644-5

1-136-29905-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Disciplina

342.08/3

Soggetti

Political refugees - Employment - Law and legislation

Refugees - Employment

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 True refugee stories: Getting out of danger, getting in to a place of safety and getting work; 2 The development of legal protection for employment; 3 Migration and the 'sovereign prerogative' over entry; 4 The Refugee Convention: When do rights attach?; 5 The Covenant's protection for the right to work: Limited obligations?; 6 Equality norms and the right to work: ICERD as a case study; 7 Regional treaties protecting the right to work; 8 Other relevant human rights: Equality, dignity and interdependence

Conclusions: The fulfilment of workAppendix: Fifth Colloquium on Challenges in International Refugee Law: The Michigan Guidelines on the Right to Work; The Michigan guidelines on the Right to Work; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Touching on the laws and practices of a wide array of countries around the globe, this book examines the extent to which refugees and asylum-seekers' right to work is protected by international human rights law. The book examines a number of key international treaties, national constitutions and some foundational cases from national



courts in order to make the case that the practise of restricting refugees and asylum-seekers access to the labour market is illegal. In so doing, the author examines some intricate legal questions, such as the interpretation of the Refugee Convention's provisio