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Refugee Protection in International Law

Refugee Protection in International Law

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Date of publication
December 2002
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ISBN / Resource ID
OBL:57722

Contents:
List of annexes page viii...
Notes on contributors and editors ix...
Foreword xv...
Preface xvii...
Acknowledgments xx...
Expert roundtables and topics under the ‘second track’ of the
Global Consultations xxi...
Table of cases xxii
Table of treaties and other international instruments xlv
List of abbreviations lv...
Part 1 Introduction:
1.1 Refugee protection in international law: an overall
perspective 3...
volker turk and frances nicholson
1.2 Age and gender dimensions in international refugee law 46
alice edwards
1.3 Declaration of States Parties to the 1951 Convention and/or its
1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees 81
Part 2 Non-refoulement (Article 33 of the 1951 Convention)
2.1 The scope and content of the principle of non-refoulement:
Opinion 87
sir elihu lauterpacht qc and daniel bethlehem
2.2 Summary Conclusions: the principle of non-refoulement, expert
roundtable, Cambridge, July 2001 178
2.3 List of participants 180
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Part 3 Illegal entry (Article 31)
3.1 Article 31 of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees:
non-penalization, detention, and protection 185
guy s . goodwin-gill
3.2 Summary Conclusions: Article 31 of the 1951 Convention, expert
roundtable, Geneva,November 2001 253
3.3 List of participants 259
Part 4 Membership of a particular social group (Article 1A(2))
4.1 Protected characteristics and social perceptions: an analysis of the
meaning of ‘membership of a particular social group’ 263
t. alexander aleinikoff
4.2 Summary Conclusions: membership of a particular social
group, expert roundtable, San Remo, September 2001 312
4.3 List of participants 314
Part 5 Gender-related persecution (Article 1A(2))
5.1 Gender-related persecution 319
rodger haines qc
5.2 Summary Conclusions: gender-related persecution, expert roundtable,
San Remo, September 2001 351
5.3 List of participants 353
Part 6 Internal protection/relocation/flight alternative
6.1 Internal protection/relocation/flight alternative as an aspect of refugee
status determination 357
james c. hathaway and michelle foster
6.2 Summary Conclusions: internal protection/relocation/flight
alternative, expert roundtable, San Remo, September 2001 418
6.3 List of participants 420
Part 7 Exclusion (Article 1F)
7.1 Current issues in the application of the exclusion clauses 425
geoff gilbert
Contents vii
7.2 Summary Conclusions: exclusion from refugee status, expert
roundtable, Lisbon, May 2001 479
7.3 List of participants 486
Part 8 Cessation (Article 1C)
8.1 Cessation of refugee protection 491
joan fitzpatrick and rafael bonoan
8.2 Summary Conclusions: cessation of refugee status, expert roundtable,
Lisbon, May 2001 545
8.3 List of participants 551
Part 9 Family unity (Final Act, 1951UN Conference)
9.1 Family unity and refugee protection 555
kate jastram and kathleen newland
9.2 Summary Conclusions: family unity, expert roundtable, Geneva,
November 2001 604
9.3 List of participants 609
Part 10 Supervisory responsibility (Article 35)
10.1 Supervising the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees:
Article 35 and beyond 613
walter ka¨ lin
10.2 Summary Conclusions: supervisory responsibility, expert roundtable,
Cambridge, July 2001 667
10.3 List of participants 672
Index 674
Annexes
2.1 Status of ratifications of key international instruments which include a
non-refoulement component page 164
2.2 Constitutional and legislative provisions importing the principle of
non-refoulement into municipal law 171
3.1 Incorporation of Article 31 of the 1951 Convention into municipal law:
selected legislation 234
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Edited by Erika Feller
Volker Türk
Frances Nicholson

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