The Grounds of Refugee Protection in the Context of International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law : : Canadian and United States Case Law Compared / / Mark R. von Sternberg.
This volume examines the ways in which human rights and humanitarian law have influenced the development of the refugee definition as interpreted in the United States and Canada. Analysis focuses on how these two significant jurisdictions have addressed refugee protection in a modern context. The pr...
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| Superior document: | Refugees and Human Rights ; 5 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden; , Boston : : Brill | Nijhoff,, 2002. |
| Year of Publication: | 2002 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Refugees and Human Rights ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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Table of Contents:
- I. Introduction: The Emerging Criteria for Refugee Status. II. Race, Nationality, Religion: The Model of `Internal' Characteristics and Beliefs. III. The Applicant's Persona in a Political and Social Setting: The Refugee Definition as an Evolving International Norm. IV. Political Opinion and its Relationship to the Other Grounds of Refugee Protection: The Rise of Attributed Characteristics and Beliefs. V. Social Group Persecution and the Parameters of Refugee Protection: The Role of International Law and Policy in Determining Refugee Claims. VI. Conclusion: Human Rights, Humanitarian Norms and the Scope of the Protected Grounds. Acknowledgements. Index.