International Refugee Law

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Synopsis

The essays selected and reproduced in this volume explore how international refugee law is dynamic and constantly evolving. From an instrument designed to protect mostly those civilians fleeing the worse excesses of World War II, the 1951 Refugee Convention has developed into a set of principles, customary rules, and values that are now firmly embedded in the human rights framework, and are applicable to a far broader range of refugees. In addition, international refugee law has been affected by international humanitarian law and international criminal law (and vice versa). Thus, there is a reinforcing dynamic in the development of these complementary areas of law. At the same time, in recent decades states have shown a renewed interest in managing migration, thereby raising issues of how to reconcile such interests with refugee protection principles. In addition, the emergence of concepts of participation and responsibility to protect promise to have an impact on international refugee law.

Book details

Author:
Hélène Lambert
ISBN:
9781351562201
Related ISBNs:
9781315092478, 9780754628132
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
554
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2023-09-24
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2010
Copyright by:
Hélène Lambert 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Nonfiction