by ProfBSChimni (Editor)
Focusing on the 1951 United Nations Convention on the Status of Refugees, this book is a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of international refugee law. Different chapters examine: the definition of a `refugee'; the law of asylum; the role of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees; humanitarian assistance; gender issues and refugee children; laws governing state responsibility; internally displaced people; and the range of available solutions. With numerous case study examples, including a postscript on Kosovo, this Reader is the definitive source on laws, practices and issues in refugee matters.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 644
Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
Published: 08 Jun 2000
ISBN 10: 0761993622
ISBN 13: 9780761993629
`His book is a welcome contribution to existing literature and will become an indispensable tool for students, researchers, lecturers and for anyone with an interest in international reugee law and policies... Not only does it provide a comprehensive overview of the main current issues in international rufugee law, it is also an original and important contribution to international refugee law scholarship, with a strong emphasis on a multidisciplinary analyis of the refugee question, and on a third world view of international law' - International Journal of Refugee Law