Critical issues in international refugee law strategies toward interpretative harmony
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 so...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2010
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| Collection: | Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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