Human rights and refugees, internally displaced persons, and migrant workers : : essays in memory of Joan Fitzpatrick and Arthur Helton / / edited by Anne F. Bayefsky.

An extraordinary volume with 28 of the world's leading refugee and human rights scholars and advocates in a wide-ranging examination of the major issues in the field today: the theoretical challenges of international protection; lessons learned from the field including Afghanistan, Iraq and Sud...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : M. Nijhoff.
c2006.
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
Series:Refugees and human rights ; v. 10
Refugees and Human Rights 10.
Physical Description:1 online resource (629 p.)
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Other title:Preliminary Material /
1 What Is Forces Migration? /
2 Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Protecting Refugees and the Internally Displaced /
3 (Mis)perception of Refugees, State Sovereignty, and the Continuing Challenge of International Protection /
4 The Frontiers of the Sovereign /
5 Living after Tragedy: the UN Baghdad Bomb One Year on /
6 Life with Dignity: What Is the Minimum Standard? /
7 The Emergency Alibi /
8 Again and Again: the UN’s Betrayal of the Internally Displaced in South and Central Iraq, 1991-2003 /
9 Taliban-run Afghanistan: the Politics of Closed Border and Protection /
10 Non-Refoulement through Time: the Case for a Derogation Clause to the Refugee Convention in Mass Influx Emergencies /
11 Human Rights, Refugees, and the Fate of Minorities /
12 Refugee Jurisprudence, Crimes against Humanity, and Customary International Law /
13 The Role of Human Rights Bodies in Protecting Refugees /
14 International Human Rights Treaties and the Rights of Female Refugees and Asylum Seekers by Stephanie Farrior /
15 The Alvarez Case and the Rule of Law /
16 Protecting the Right to Family Life in U.S. Immigration Proceedings: a Fundamental Right with a Limited Remedy /
17 Are We Headed in the Right Direction? Reflections on the New (2001) Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Light of the Experience of the European System /
18 Stars and Mud: the Participation of Refugee Workers in Refugee Policy Formation /
19 International Standards of Due Process for Migrant Workers, Asylum Seekersm and Refugees /
20 Equal Labor Rights for Undocumented Migrant Workers /
21 Advocates Should Use Applicable International Standards to Address Violations of Undocumented Migrant Workers’ Rights in the United States /
22 New International Human Rights Standards in Unauthorized Immigrant Worker Rights: Seizing an Opportunity to Pull Governments Out of the Shadows /
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Summary:An extraordinary volume with 28 of the world's leading refugee and human rights scholars and advocates in a wide-ranging examination of the major issues in the field today: the theoretical challenges of international protection; lessons learned from the field including Afghanistan, Iraq and Sudan; jurisprudential responses from courts and treaty bodies on the rights and responsibilities of protection; due process issues from Europe, Canada and the United States, and the special needs of migrant workers. The book brings together a unique group of experts including UNHCR officials, legal academics and practitioners, and uniquely tackles these crucial subjects from the perspectives of theory, legal practice, and advocacy.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1282396358
9786612396359
9047417666
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Anne F. Bayefsky.