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• Title:Critical issues in international refugee law : strategies toward interpretative harmony / [edited by] James C. Simeon.
  
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• Other Contributors/Collections:Simeon, James C.
  
• Published/Created:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: K3274 .C75 2010
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Political refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.
  Asylum, Right of.
  
• Description:xxi, 217 p. ; 23 cm.
  
• Summary:"This volume of essays examines key cutting edge areas of international refugee law, including strategies for interpretative harmony, the rights of refugees and the standard of proof in complementary protection. Each topic is examined from a theoretical and a practical perspective in order to find solutions to the many legal issues and concerns which currently confront this area of law, and to seek ways to advance the field as a whole"-- Provided by publisher.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• Contents:Introduction : the research workshop on critical issues in international refugee law and strategies towards interpretative harmony / James C. Simeon
  From refugee to judge on refugee law / Albie Sachs
  Individual risk, armed conflict and the standard of proof in complementary protection claims : the European Union and Canada compared / Jane McAdam
  Running scared since 9/11 : refugees, UNHCR and the purposive approach to treaty interpretation / Geoff Gilbert
  Asymmetrical sovereignty and the refugee : diplomatic assurances and the failure of due process / Agiza v. Sweden and Alzery v. Sweden Elspeth Guild
  Economic harm as a basis for refugee status and the application of human rights law to the interpretation of economic persecution / Kate Jastram
  The fragmented nature of the international refugee regime and its consequences : a comparative analysis of the applications of the 1951 Convention / Nergis Canefe.