Global Refugee Crisis

by Gibney, Mark

• ISBN13: 9781598844559
• ISBN10: 1598844555
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-09-16
• Publisher: Abc-Clio Inc

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Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Background and History	p. 1
Introduction	p. 1
The History of Protecting Refugees	p. 6
The Post-War Human Rights Revolution	p. 8
The 1951 Refugee Convention	p. 11
Alienage	p. 13
"Well-Founded Fear,"	p. 14
Persecution	p. 16
The Nexus Requirement	p. 18
Exclusions	p. 22
Exceptions to Nonrefoulement	p. 23
Cessations	p. 24
Refugee Rights	p. 25
Nonrefoulement	p. 25
Rights Owed to Refugees Physically Present in the Receiving State	p. 26
Rights Owed to Refugees Lawfully in the Contracting State	p. 26
Rights Owed to Refugees Lawfully Staying in the Contracting State	p. 27
Rights Owed to Refugees Residing in the Contracting State	p. 27
Interface with International and Regional Human Rights Instruments	p. 27
Nonrefoulement	p. 28
Racism	p. 30
Detention	p. 30
Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights	p. 31
Rights of the Child	p. 31
Domestic Procedures	p. 32
Establishing Eligibility	p. 32
Denial of Asylum Hearings and Accelerated Procedures	p. 33
Returned Refugees	p. 35
Conclusion	p. 36
References	p. 36
Books, Articles, and Chapters	p. 36
Cases and Administrative Decisions	p. 37
Problems, Controversies, and Solutions	p. 39
Asylum Abuse?	p. 40
United Kingdom	p. 45
The Netherlands	p. 46
Sweden	p. 47
United States	p. 49
Summary	p. 51
Nonrefoulement: When (and Where) Does the Prohibition Apply?	p. 52
Sale v. Haitian Centers Council, 509 U.S. 155 (1993)	p. 52
Justice Blackmun's Dissent	p. 59
Summary	p. 65
The Practices of Other States	p. 66
Re-Conceptualizing Human Rights-and Refugee Protection	p. 67
The Responsibility to Protect (R2P)	p. 73
Extraterritorial Obligations (ETO) Consortium	p. 78
Implications for Refugee Protection	p. 80
References	p. 81
Books, Articles, and Chapters	p. 81
Cases and Administrative Decisions	p. 82
Special U.S. Issues	p. 83
A Historical Survey of U.S. Alien Admission Practices	p. 84
The Cold War, U.S. Foreign Policy, and Refugee Protection	p. 90
Current Refugee/Asylum Law and Practice in the United States	p. 96
Overseas Refugee Program	p. 97
Criticisms of ORP	p. 103
Asylum	p. 105
1996 Changes to U.S. Asylum Law	p. 106
Asylum and Withholding of Deportation	p. 107
Disqualifications	p. 109
Detention	p. 110
Temporary Protection	p. 111
Conclusion	p. 113
References	p. 113
Books, Articles, and Chapters	p. 113
Cases and Administrative Decisions	p. 114
Chronology	p. 115
Biographical Sketches	p. 137
Mahnaz Afkhami	p. 137
Sonya Aho	p. 138
Madeleine Albright	p. 138
Isabel Allende	p. 139
Hannah Arendt	p. 139
Christine Arnothy	p. 140
Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam (a.k.a. M.I.A.)	p. 141
Bertolt Brecht	p. 142
Nadia Comaneci	p. 142
Zohra Daoud	p. 143
Leandro Despouy	p. 143
Emmanuel Dongala	p. 144
Ariel Dorfman	p. 145
Jaroslav Drobny	p. 145
Albert Einstein	p. 146
Nawal El Saadawi	p. 147
Philip Emeagwali	p. 147
Enrico Fermi	p. 148
Tenzin Gyatso	p. 148
Thich Nhat Hanh	p. 148
Jóse Ramos Horta	p. 149
Michaëlle Jean	p. 149
Wassily Kandinsky	p. 150
Fazil Kawani	p. 151
Mebrahtom Keflezighi	p. 151
Akbar Khurasani	p. 151
Walter Lam	p. 152
Raphael Lemkin	p. 152
Miriam Makeba	p. 153
Tatyana Mamonova	p. 154
Predrag Matvejevic	p. 154
Thabo Mbeki	p. 155
Golda Meir	p. 155
Makau Mutua	p. 156
Martina Navratilova	p. 156
Le Thanh Nhon	p. 157
Rudolf Nureyev	p. 157
Edward Said	p. 158
Nolvia Dominguez Skjetne	p. 158
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn	p. 159
George Soros	p. 159
Loung Ung	p. 160
Alek Wek	p. 160
Gao Xingjian	p. 161
Data and Documents	p. 163
International and Regional Treaties	p. 163
Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees	p. 163
Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees	p. 179
Organization of African Unity, Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa	p. 182
Cartagena Declaration on Refugees	p. 189
Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment	p. 194
Data on Asylum Applicants for Selected Western States 2008, 1998, and 1988	p. 200
Directory of Organizations	p. 215
Resources	p. 257
Print Resources	p. 257
Journals	p. 257
Important Document Sources	p. 261
Reference Works	p. 262
Books	p. 268
Selected Articles and Essays	p. 293
Reports	p. 295
Cases and Administrative Decisions	p. 300
Selected Non-Print Resources	p. 301
Online Resources	p. 301
DVD Resources	p. 302
Glossary	p. 305
Index	p. 313
About the Author	p. 325
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