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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826433203321

Titolo

Critical issues in international refugee law : strategies toward interpretative harmony / / edited by James C. Simeon [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2010

ISBN

1-107-20566-2

0-511-84914-1

1-282-81811-2

9786612818110

0-511-91740-6

0-511-91642-6

0-511-91461-X

0-511-91838-0

0-511-76286-0

0-511-91281-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 217 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

342.08/3

Soggetti

Political refugees - Legal status, laws, etc

Asylum, Right of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : the research workshop on critical issues in international refugee law and strategies towards interpretative harmony / James C. Simeon -- From refugee to judge on refugee law / Albie Sachs -- Individual risk, armed conflict and the standard of proof in complementary protection claims : the European Union and Canada compared / Jane McAdam -- Running scared since 9/11 : refugees, UNHCR and the purposive approach to treaty interpretation / Geoff Gilbert -- Asymmetrical sovereignty and the refugee : diplomatic assurances and the failure of due process / Agiza v. Sweden and Alzery v. Sweden Elspeth Guild -- Economic harm as a basis for refugee status and the application of human rights law to the interpretation of



economic persecution / Kate Jastram -- The fragmented nature of the international refugee regime and its consequences : a comparative analysis of the applications of the 1951 Convention / Nergis Canefe.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume of essays examines key cutting-edge areas of international refugee law, including strategies for interpretative harmony, the rights of refugees and the standard of proof in complementary protection. Each topic is examined from a theoretical and a practical perspective in order to find solutions to the many legal issues and concerns which currently confront this area of law, and to seek ways to advance the field as a whole.