Evaluating the effectiveness of international refugee law : the protection of Iraqi refugees / / by M. R. Alborzi.

• Superior document: Refugees and human rights ; v. 11
• Author: Alborzi, M. R.
• Year of Publication: 2006
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Refugees and human rights ; v. 11.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (349 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Chapter 1. Introduction /; Chapter 2. Description of the Situation /; Chapter 3. Law and Humanitarian Actors /; Chapter 4. Applicability of International Law /; Chapter 5. Evaluation and Recommendations /; Selected Bibliography /; Index /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-325) and index.
• ISBN: 1281399892; 9786611399894; 9047410270
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by M. R. Alborzi.

The legal instruments, on which refugees can rely to secure international protection, are the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. Supported by soft laws which were developed by the international community during the past decades, they form the “protection regime for refugees” which is set to respond to all refugee situations. This book is an evaluation of the international response to a major protracted humanitarian situation. As such, it is the first comprehensive account and assessment of the effectiveness of international law in dealing with Iraqi refugees during the regime of Saddam Hussein. It contains detailed information and analysis of the history and behaviour of Iraq and its neighbouring states as regards refugees, as well as of the operations of international organizations, both inter-governmental and non-governmental, and legal responses to humanitarian needs. The factual context in which the legal analysis is presented grounds the legal theory.