iii. Persecution

  Main Debates Accountability Theory v. Protection Theory Must Persecution Include Punitive Intent?   Main Points Persecution by Non-State Actors The Threshold for Persecution: - Discrimination - Prosecution under Laws of General Application - Threats to Life, Liberty or Bodily Integrity without Punitive Intent (i.e., FGM)  

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




iii. Persecution

 

Main Debates

Accountability Theory v. Protection Theory

Must Persecution Include Punitive Intent?

 

Main Points

Persecution by Non-State Actors

The Threshold for Persecution:

- Discrimination

- Prosecution under Laws of General Application

- Threats to Life, Liberty or Bodily Integrity without Punitive Intent (i.e., FGM)