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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• McAdam, Jane

Titel

FORCED MIGRATION, HUMAN RIGHTS AND SECURITY

Ist Teil von

• Oxford, UK: Hart Publishing, 2008. 296 pp, 2008

Erscheinungsjahr

2008

Quelle

Worldwide Political Science Abstracts

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The international protection regime for refugees & other forced migrants seems increasingly at risk as measures designed to enhance security -- of borders, of people, of institutions, & of national identity -- encroach upon human rights. This timely edited collection responds to some of the contemporary challenges faced by the international protection regime, with a particular focus on the human rights of those who are displaced. The book begins by assessing the impact of anti-terrorism laws on refugee status, both at the international & domestic levels, before turning to examine the function of offshore immigration control mechanisms & extraterritorial processing on asylum seekers' access to territory & entitlements -- both procedural & substantive. It considers: the particular needs & rights of children, especially as forced migrants; the role of human rights law in protecting religious minorities in the context of debates about national identity; the approaches of refugee decision-makers in assessing the credibility of evidence; & the scope for an international judicial commission to provide consistent interpretative guidance on refugee law, so as to overcome -- or at least diminish -- the currently diverse & sometimes conflicting approaches of national courts. The last part of the book examines the status of people who benefit from 'complementary protection' -- such as those who cannot be removed from a country because they face a risk of torture; cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment; or punishment -- & the scope for the broader concept of the 'responsibility to protect' to address gaps in the international protection regime.