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

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxi, 217 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 342.08/3
• Soggetto topico: Political refugees - Legal status, laws, etc; Asylum, Right of
• Persona (resp. second.): SimeonJames C.
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Critical issues in international refugee law
• 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826433203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II