1. Principles and Concepts of Refugee Protection

  Main Debates The Scope of Beneficiaries – Adequacy of the Convention Refugee DefinitionDuration of Protection – For How Long is a State Legally Obliged to Protect Refugees?Temporary Protection v. Durable SolutionsHuman Rights Protection v. Migration ControlAsylum v. Extradition and other Criminal Law MeasuresImplications of Extraterritorial Policies as an Alternative or a Threat to Asylum   Main Points International Refugee Protection as a Surrogate to National Protection, Resulting from the Failure of the State to Protect Human RightsNon-refoulement and Different Forms of AsylumStandards of Protection and Refugee RightsIncreasing Importance of Core International Human Rights Instruments for Refugee Protection  

About the Reader

Section I Introduction to International Refugee Law: Background and Context


Section II International Framework for Refugee Protection


Section III European Framework for Refugee Protection


Section IV UNHCR and Other Actors Relevant to International Asylum Law




1. Principles and Concepts of Refugee Protection

 

Main Debates

The Scope of Beneficiaries – Adequacy of the Convention Refugee Definition
Duration of Protection – For How Long is a State Legally Obliged to Protect Refugees?
Temporary Protection v. Durable Solutions
Human Rights Protection v. Migration Control
Asylum v. Extradition and other Criminal Law Measures
Implications of Extraterritorial Policies as an Alternative or a Threat to Asylum

 

Main Points

International Refugee Protection as a Surrogate to National Protection, Resulting from the Failure of the State to Protect Human Rights
Non-refoulement and Different Forms of Asylum
Standards of Protection and Refugee Rights
Increasing Importance of Core International Human Rights Instruments for Refugee Protection