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The Refugee in International Law.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Edition: 3rd edDescription: 1 online resource (847 pages)Content type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780192520357
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 342.08/3
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Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Tables of Cases -- Table of Treaties and Other International and Regional Instruments -- Selected Abbreviations -- Online Resource Centre -- Chapter 1 The Refugee in International Law -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The refugee in international law and the practice of the United Nations Security Council -- 3. The refugee in national and international law -- 4. Protection -- PART 1: REFUGEES -- Chapter 2 Refugees Defined and Described -- 1. Refugees -- 2. Refugees defined in international instruments 1922-46 -- 3. Refugees for the purposes of the United Nations -- 4. Refugees in the sense of the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees -- 5. Regional approaches to refugee definition -- 6. Refugees in municipal law: some examples -- 7. Institutional responsibilities and international obligations -- 8. 'Refugees' for the purposes of general international law -- Chapter 3 Determination of Refugee Status: Analysis and Application -- 1. Respective competence of UNHCR and of States parties to the Convention and Protocol -- 2. Determination of refugee status by UNHCR -- 3. Determination of refugee status by States -- 4. The refugee definition and the reasons for persecution -- 5. Persecution: Issues of interpretation and application -- 6. Persecution and lack of protection -- Chapter 4 Loss and Denial of Refugee Status and its Benefits -- 1. Voluntary acts of the individual -- 2. Change of circumstances -- 3. Protection or assistance by other States or United Nations agencies -- 4. Exclusion from refugee status -- PART 2: ASYLUM -- Chapter 5 Non-Refoulement in the 1951 Refugee Convention -- 1. Evolution of the principle -- 2. Relation of the principle of non-refoulement to particular issues -- 3. The scope of the principle of non-refoulement -- 4. Measures not amounting to refoulement.
Chapter 6 Protection under Human Rights and General International Law -- 1. The meaning of 'complementary protection' -- 2. The history of complementary protection -- 3. Complementary protection at the international level -- 4. The 2004 European Union Qualification Directive -- 5. Status and exclusion from status -- 6. Non-refoulement in cases of mass influx and the development of 'temporary protection' -- 7. Non-refoulement as a principle of customary international law -- Chapter 7 The Concept of Asylum -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Asylum in international conventions, other instruments, and acts -- 3. Asylum in regional agreements -- 4. Obstructing asylum: trends in State practice -- 5. International law responses -- 6. Non-admission policies: the 'safe' country and the concept of 'effective protection' -- 7. Standards of treatment of asylum seekers and refugees -- 8. Conclusion -- PART 3: PROTECTION -- Chapter 8 International Protection -- 1. International institutions -- 2. The protection of refugees in international law -- 3. Palestinian refugees: nationality, statelessness, and protection -- Chapter 9 Protection and Solutions -- 1. General protection issues -- 2. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) -- 3. Solutions -- 4. International cooperation -- Chapter 10 Treaty Standards and their Implementation in National Law -- 1. The 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees -- 2. Protection in national law: the refugee status determination procedure -- 3. The 2005 European Union Procedures Directive -- 4. Process in refugee status determination: getting to 'Yes' -- getting to 'No' -- 5. The status of refugees and the termination of refugee status in national law -- 6. Afterword -- ANNEXES -- Table of Contents -- Annexe 1 Basic Instruments -- 1. 1946 Constitution of the International Refugee Organization-Extracts.
2. 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights-Extracts -- 3. 1950 Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees -- 4. 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees -- 5. 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees -- 6. 1967 United Nations Declaration on Territorial Asylum -- 7. 1984 United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment-Extracts -- 8. 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child-Extracts -- 9. 1987 Constitution of the International Organization for Migration -- 10. 2001 Declaration of States Parties to the 1951 Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees -- Annexe 2 Selected Regional Instruments -- 1. 1969 Convention on the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa -- 2. 1981 African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights-Extracts -- 3. 1954 Caracas Convention on Territorial Asylum -- 4. 1954 Caracas Convention on Diplomatic Asylum -- 5. 1969 American Convention on Human Rights-Extracts -- 6. 1981 Inter-American Convention on Extradition-Extracts -- 7. 1984 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees -- 8. 1950 European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms-Extracts -- 9. 1963 Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms-Extracts -- 10. 1957 European Convention on Extradition-Extracts -- 11. 1975 Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition-Extracts -- 12. 1977 European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism-Extracts -- 13. 2000 European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights-Extracts -- 14. 2001 European Union Council Directive on Temporary Protection -- 15. 2001 European Union Council Common Position on Combating Terrorism -- 16. 2003 European Union Council Directive on the Reception of Asylum Seekers.
17. 2003 European Union Council Regulation on the Criteria and Mechanisms for Determining the Member State responsible for Examining an Asylum Application -- 18. 2003 European Union Council Directive on the Right to Family Reunification -- 19. 2004 European Union Council Directive on Qualification and Status as Refugees or Persons otherwise in need of International Protection -- 20. 2005 European Union Council Directive on Minimum Standards on Procedures for Granting and Withdrawing Refugee Status -- Annexe 3 States Parties to the 1951 Convention, the 1967 Protocol, and the 1969 OAU Convention -- Delegations Participating in the 1984 Cartagena Declaration -- and Members of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme (at 31 January 2007) -- 1. States Parties to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol -- 2. States Parties to the 1969 OAU Convention -- 3. Government Delegations participating in the 1984 Cartagena Declaration -- 4. States Members of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
Summary: This book represents an exciting new contribution to the field of refugee law and human rights law. It considers the legal obligations which countries have to people who do not meet the legal definition of a 'refugee', but who have nonetheless been forcibly displaced from their homes, whether due to war, generalized violence, humanitarian disaster or torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. This is known as 'complementary protection', because itcomplements the central international instrument in this area, the 1951 Refugee Convention. The book analyses international human rights law to discern where such legal obligations to protect might arise, and considers the legal status which countries ought to provide to such people. It provides acomprehensive overview of States' current responses to this issue, and offers original and thoughtful suggestions for protecting such persons within the international legal framework.
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Intro -- Contents -- Tables of Cases -- Table of Treaties and Other International and Regional Instruments -- Selected Abbreviations -- Online Resource Centre -- Chapter 1 The Refugee in International Law -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The refugee in international law and the practice of the United Nations Security Council -- 3. The refugee in national and international law -- 4. Protection -- PART 1: REFUGEES -- Chapter 2 Refugees Defined and Described -- 1. Refugees -- 2. Refugees defined in international instruments 1922-46 -- 3. Refugees for the purposes of the United Nations -- 4. Refugees in the sense of the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees -- 5. Regional approaches to refugee definition -- 6. Refugees in municipal law: some examples -- 7. Institutional responsibilities and international obligations -- 8. 'Refugees' for the purposes of general international law -- Chapter 3 Determination of Refugee Status: Analysis and Application -- 1. Respective competence of UNHCR and of States parties to the Convention and Protocol -- 2. Determination of refugee status by UNHCR -- 3. Determination of refugee status by States -- 4. The refugee definition and the reasons for persecution -- 5. Persecution: Issues of interpretation and application -- 6. Persecution and lack of protection -- Chapter 4 Loss and Denial of Refugee Status and its Benefits -- 1. Voluntary acts of the individual -- 2. Change of circumstances -- 3. Protection or assistance by other States or United Nations agencies -- 4. Exclusion from refugee status -- PART 2: ASYLUM -- Chapter 5 Non-Refoulement in the 1951 Refugee Convention -- 1. Evolution of the principle -- 2. Relation of the principle of non-refoulement to particular issues -- 3. The scope of the principle of non-refoulement -- 4. Measures not amounting to refoulement.

Chapter 6 Protection under Human Rights and General International Law -- 1. The meaning of 'complementary protection' -- 2. The history of complementary protection -- 3. Complementary protection at the international level -- 4. The 2004 European Union Qualification Directive -- 5. Status and exclusion from status -- 6. Non-refoulement in cases of mass influx and the development of 'temporary protection' -- 7. Non-refoulement as a principle of customary international law -- Chapter 7 The Concept of Asylum -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Asylum in international conventions, other instruments, and acts -- 3. Asylum in regional agreements -- 4. Obstructing asylum: trends in State practice -- 5. International law responses -- 6. Non-admission policies: the 'safe' country and the concept of 'effective protection' -- 7. Standards of treatment of asylum seekers and refugees -- 8. Conclusion -- PART 3: PROTECTION -- Chapter 8 International Protection -- 1. International institutions -- 2. The protection of refugees in international law -- 3. Palestinian refugees: nationality, statelessness, and protection -- Chapter 9 Protection and Solutions -- 1. General protection issues -- 2. Internally displaced persons (IDPs) -- 3. Solutions -- 4. International cooperation -- Chapter 10 Treaty Standards and their Implementation in National Law -- 1. The 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees -- 2. Protection in national law: the refugee status determination procedure -- 3. The 2005 European Union Procedures Directive -- 4. Process in refugee status determination: getting to 'Yes' -- getting to 'No' -- 5. The status of refugees and the termination of refugee status in national law -- 6. Afterword -- ANNEXES -- Table of Contents -- Annexe 1 Basic Instruments -- 1. 1946 Constitution of the International Refugee Organization-Extracts.

2. 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights-Extracts -- 3. 1950 Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees -- 4. 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees -- 5. 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees -- 6. 1967 United Nations Declaration on Territorial Asylum -- 7. 1984 United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment-Extracts -- 8. 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child-Extracts -- 9. 1987 Constitution of the International Organization for Migration -- 10. 2001 Declaration of States Parties to the 1951 Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees -- Annexe 2 Selected Regional Instruments -- 1. 1969 Convention on the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa -- 2. 1981 African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights-Extracts -- 3. 1954 Caracas Convention on Territorial Asylum -- 4. 1954 Caracas Convention on Diplomatic Asylum -- 5. 1969 American Convention on Human Rights-Extracts -- 6. 1981 Inter-American Convention on Extradition-Extracts -- 7. 1984 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees -- 8. 1950 European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms-Extracts -- 9. 1963 Protocol No. 4 to the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms-Extracts -- 10. 1957 European Convention on Extradition-Extracts -- 11. 1975 Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition-Extracts -- 12. 1977 European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism-Extracts -- 13. 2000 European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights-Extracts -- 14. 2001 European Union Council Directive on Temporary Protection -- 15. 2001 European Union Council Common Position on Combating Terrorism -- 16. 2003 European Union Council Directive on the Reception of Asylum Seekers.

17. 2003 European Union Council Regulation on the Criteria and Mechanisms for Determining the Member State responsible for Examining an Asylum Application -- 18. 2003 European Union Council Directive on the Right to Family Reunification -- 19. 2004 European Union Council Directive on Qualification and Status as Refugees or Persons otherwise in need of International Protection -- 20. 2005 European Union Council Directive on Minimum Standards on Procedures for Granting and Withdrawing Refugee Status -- Annexe 3 States Parties to the 1951 Convention, the 1967 Protocol, and the 1969 OAU Convention -- Delegations Participating in the 1984 Cartagena Declaration -- and Members of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme (at 31 January 2007) -- 1. States Parties to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol -- 2. States Parties to the 1969 OAU Convention -- 3. Government Delegations participating in the 1984 Cartagena Declaration -- 4. States Members of the Executive Committee of the High Commissioner's Programme -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

This book represents an exciting new contribution to the field of refugee law and human rights law. It considers the legal obligations which countries have to people who do not meet the legal definition of a 'refugee', but who have nonetheless been forcibly displaced from their homes, whether due to war, generalized violence, humanitarian disaster or torture, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. This is known as 'complementary protection', because itcomplements the central international instrument in this area, the 1951 Refugee Convention. The book analyses international human rights law to discern where such legal obligations to protect might arise, and considers the legal status which countries ought to provide to such people. It provides acomprehensive overview of States' current responses to this issue, and offers original and thoughtful suggestions for protecting such persons within the international legal framework.

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