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