Osamu Arakaki

Refugee Law and Practice in Japan

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume examines the development of refugee law and policy in Japan. The book discusses systemic weaknesses and compares the evolution of law in other states to highlight problems in Japan's refugee determination system. Ultimately, the book calls for Japan to reform failing systems and take innovative action towards refugee protection.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 572g
• ISBN-13: 9780754670094
• ISBN-10: 0754670090
• Artikelnr.: 45540182

Autorenporträt

Osamu Arakaki is Professor at the College of Foreign Studies, Kansai Gaidai University, Japan. He was Refugee Adjudication Counsellor for the Japanese Minister of Justice and a Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of the University of Tokyo.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Introduction
Crisis of refugee protection
Refugees and Japan
Refugee status determination procedure
Refugee definition
Refugee rights
Conclusion: towards international cooperation for human rights and world peace
Appendices
Bibliography
Index.