Fragmented state power and forced migration [[electronic resource] ] : a study on non-state actors in refugee law / / by Eeva Nykänen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815754403321
• Autore: Nykänen Eeva
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden [Holland] ; ; Boston, : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-87613-1; 9786613717443; 90-04-22885-3
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (399 p.)
• Disciplina: 342.408/3
• Soggetti: Refugees - Legal status, laws, etc - Europe; Asylum, Right of - Europe; Forced migration - Europe; Non-state actors (International relations) - Europe; Human rights - Europe
• 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: Normative foundations of the system of international protection in Europe -- Normative foundations of the system of international protection in Europe -- Non-state actors and the refugee definition -- The European Convention on Human Rights, prohibition Of refoulement, and non-state actors -- Subsidiary protection and non-state actors.
• Sommario/riassunto: The relative decline of state power and the increase in the significance of various non-state actors is one of the greatest challenges faced by the legal framework for the international protection of refugees and other forced migrants over previous decades. A large number of asylum seekers applying for protection in Europe and other industrialized states originate from countries where the state structure is weak, if not non-existent, and where the threats faced by individuals stem primarily from actors other than the state authorities. The legal framework for international protection, which rests on a state-centric paradigm, is struggling with claims for protection arising from such situations. Drawing extensively on international and European law, international ; and national case law, as well as academic writings, this study analyzes the legal obligations that states have towards refugees and other forced migrants facing threats emanating from non-state actors, exploring the transformative possibilities embedded in the law in this respect.