Treaties
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 16 Dec. 1966, 999 U.N.T.S. 171, Arts. 7, 9, 12, 13.
Soft Law
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 10 Dec.1948, UNGA res. 217 (LXIII), Arts. 13, 14.
Vienna Declaration, UN World Conference on Human Rights, June 1993, para. 23.
'General Comments of the Human Rights Committee', Nos. 20, 21.
Human Rights Committee Cases
C. v. Australia (900/1999) ICCPR, (28 October 2002). (lengthy detention causing mental illness of applicant and deportation to Iran constitutes a violation of Articles 7 and 9)
Torres v. Finland (291/1988) ICCPR (2 April 1990). (failure of state to provide alien in detention for more than five days a right of access to the court proceedings for judicial review of the lawfulness of his detention constitutes a violation of Article 9)
A. v. Australia (560/1993) ICCPR (3 April 1997). (absence of individual consideration of reasons for detention of asylum seekers constitutes a violation of Article 9)
Readings
Core
J. Hathaway, The Law of Refugee Status (Toronto: Butterworths, 1991), 105-112.
S. Joseph, J. Schultz, and M. Castan, The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Cases, Materials, and Commentary (Oxford: Oxford University Press 1999), 162-170, Section 9.58.
R. Plender and N. Mole, 'Beyond the Geneva Convention: constructing a de facto right of asylum from international human rights instruments' in F. Nicholson and P. Twomey (eds.) Refugee Rights and Realities. Evolving International Concepts and Regimes (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1999), 81-105.
Extended
U. Brandl, 'Soft Law as a Source of International and European Refugee Law' in J. Y. Carlier and D. Vanheule (eds.) Europe and Refugees - A Challenge? (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 1997).
M. Kjaerum, 'Article 14' in G. Alfredson and A. Eide (eds.), The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A Common Standard of Achievement (The Hague: Nijhoff, 1999).
Treaties
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 16 Dec. 1966, 999 U.N.T.S. 171, Articles 7, 9, 12, 13.
Soft Law
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 10 Dec.1948, UNGA res. 217 (LXIII), Arts. 13, 14. See article 13 regarding the right to leave country and return and Article 14 regarding the right to seek asylum
Vienna Declaration
Vienna Declaration, UN World Conference on Human Rights, June 1993, para. 23.
General Comments of the Human Rights Committee No. 20
'General Comments of the Human Rights Committee', No. 20.
General Comments of the Human Rights Committee No. 21
'General Comments of the Human Rights Committee', No. 21.
Cases
C. v. Australia
C. v. Australia (900/1999) ICCPR, (28 October 2002). (lengthy detention causing mental illness of applicant and deportation to Iran constitutes a violation of Articles 7 and 9)
Torres v. Finland
Torres v. Finland (291/1988) ICCPR (2 April 1990). (failure of state to provide alien in detention for more than five days a right of access to the court proceedings for judicial review of the lawfulness of his detention constitutes a violation of Article 9)
A v. Australia
A. v. Australia (560/1993) ICCPR (3 April 1997). (absence of individual consideration of reasons for detention of asylum seekers constitutes a violation of Article 9)
Readings
Core
The Law of Refugee Status
J. Hathaway, The Law of Refugee Status (Toronto: Butterworths, 1991), 105-112.
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Cases, Materials, and Commentary
<P>S. Joseph, J. Schultz, and M. Castan, <I>The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Cases, Materials, and Commentary</I> (Oxford: Oxford University Press 1999), 162-170, Section 9.58. </P>Reproduced with permission of Oxford University Press (c) 2000 Oxford University Press
Beyond the Geneva Convention: Constructing a De Facto Right of Asylum from International Human Rights Instruments
R. Plender and N, Mole, 'Beyond the Geneva Convention: constructing a de facto right of asylum from international human rights instruments' in F. Nicholson and P. Twomey (eds.), Refugee Rights and Realities. Evolving International Concepts and Regimes (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1999), 81-105.
Extended
Soft Law as a Source of International and European Refugee Law
U. Brandl, 'Soft Law as a Source of International and European Refugee Law' in J. Y. Carlier and D. Vanheule (eds.) Europe and Refugees - A Challenge? (The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 1997).
Article 14
M. Kjaerum, 'Article 14' in G. Alfredson and A. Eide (eds.) The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A Common Standard of Achievement (The Hague: Nijhoff, 1999).
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