Main Debates
- To what extent can international human rights law fill existing gaps in refugee protection? What are their differences?
- Are refugees rights bearers under human rights treaties?
- How can international human rights treaties provide protection without enforcement powers?
Main Points
- Complementarity between 1951 Geneva Convention and other human rights instruments
- International monitoring bodies and their protection-related practices
Readings
Core
- A. Edwards, ‘International Refugee Law’, in D. Moeckli, S. Shah and S. Sivakumaran (eds), International Human Rights Law (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014), pp. 512-526.
- J.C. Hathaway, 'The Rights of Refugees under International Law', (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005), pp. 119-123.