International refugee law : a reader /

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Imprint:New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2000.
Description:xxix, 613 p. : form ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3998709
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Other authors / contributors:Chimni, B. S., 1952-
ISBN:0761993622 (US-Hb)
8170368537 (India-Hb)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [586]-597) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1. Who is a Refugee?
  • Early Definitions
  • The 1951 Convention Definition
  • The 1967 Protocol
  • Removal of Temporal and Geographical Limitations
  • The OAU Convention and the Cartagena Declaration
  • Asia
  • AALCC Principals
  • Stateless Persons
  • Are We All Refugees?
  • Part 2. Asylum
  • History
  • The Principal of Non-refoulement
  • A Norm of Customary International Law
  • The Principal of Non-refoulement and State Practice
  • Concept of Temporary Protection
  • The Principal of Burden-sharing
  • Extradition and Non-refoulement
  • Part 3. Rights and Duties of Refugees
  • Lifeworld of Refugees
  • Rights of Refugees
  • Future of the Refugee Rights Regime
  • Duties of Refugees
  • Part 4. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Unhcr)
  • Predecessors
  • UNHCR
  • Structure, Mandate and Functions
  • UNHCR and NGOs
  • Refugees and the Role of ICRC
  • Part 5. Causes of Refugee Flows and the Law of State Responsibility
  • The Causes of Refugee Flows
  • The Law of State Responsibility
  • Part 6. Durable Solutions
  • Resettlement
  • Local Integration
  • Voluntary Repatriation
  • The Most Desirable Solution?
  • Voluntary Repatriation
  • Legal Framework
  • Organised Repatriation
  • Spontaneous Repatriation
  • Durable Solutions and Refugee Children
  • Part 7. International Law and Internally Displaced Persons
  • Refugees and IDPs Distinguished
  • Need for Separate Instrument
  • Definition
  • Law of Humanitarian Assistance
  • Guiding Principals on Internal Displacement
  • Role of UNHCR
  • Safety Zones
  • Part 8. Legal Condition of Refugees in India
  • The Story of Partition Refugees
  • Legal Framework
  • Tibetan Refugees
  • Refugees from Bangladesh
  • Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees
  • India and the 1951 Convention
  • India and the UNHCR