Problems of Protection (eBook, PDF)

The UNHCR, Refugees, and Human Rights
Redaktion: Steiner, Niklaus; Loescher, Gil; Gibney, Mark

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Produktbeschreibung

First Published in 2003. Of all the humanitarian impulses in world politics today, one of the most widely recognized is the need to protect refugees. However, as The Problems of Protection explores, what on the surface appears to be a simple proposition can quickly become complex and controversial. This complexity results in troubling variation in how we respond to our obligation to protect refugees--while NATO launches a major military intervention on behalf of Albanians in Kosovo amidst worldwide media attention, the international community's response to Sierra Leonean refugees is slow, inefficient and inadequate. Who qualifies as a refugee in need of protection? Should refugees be returned as soon as possible, or integrated into safer host countries? The contributors to this volume address the often lacking political will among powerful countries and donors, shifting attitudes among affected countries, and the difficulty of rebuilding societies in a world in which the number of refugees will almost certainly continue to increase.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135395483
• Artikelnr.: 39956534

Autorenporträt

Niklaus Steiner is Associate Director of the University Center for International Studies at University of North Carolina. Gil Loesher was professor of International Relations at Notre Dame and he is now at the Center for International Studies at Oxford University. He serves on the Editorial board of the Journal of Refugee Studies and the UNHCR's State of the World's Refugees. MarkGibney is Belk Distinguished Professor of Humanities at University of North Carolina.

Inhaltsangabe

PrefaceIntroduction: Refugee Protection and the UNHCR1. UNHCR at 50:
Refugee Protection and World Politics, Gil Loescher2. What is Refugee
Protection? A Question Revisited, Arthur HeltonThe Ethics of Refugee
Protection3. The Legal and Ethical Obligations of UNHCR: The Case of
Temporary Protection in Western Europe, Erik Roxström and Mark Gibney4.
Defining Persecution and Protection: The Cultural Relativism Debate and the
Rights of Refugees, Bonny IbhawohLegal and Institutional Protection of
Refugees5. Refugee Protection in Troubled Times: Reflections on
Institutional and Legal Developments at the Crossroads, Brian Gorlick6. A
Rare Opening in the Wall: The Growing Recognition of Gender-Based
Persecution, Emily Copeland7. The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in
the International Refugee Regime, Elizabeth G. FerrisPolicy Implications of
Refugee Protection8. Changing Priorities in Refugee Protection: The Rwandan
Repatriation from Tanzania, Beth Elise Whitaker9. The Marginalization of
Palestinian Refugees, Randa Farah10. Arguing About Asylum: The Complexity
of Refugee Debates in Europe, Niklaus Steiner11. Post-Conflict
Reintegration and Reconstruction: Doing it Right Takes A While, Patricia
Weiss FagenRefugee Protection Post-September 1112. Securing Refuge from
Terror: Refugee Protection in East Africa After September 11, Monica
Kathina Juma and Peter Mwangi Kagwanja13. Refugee Protection in Europe and
the U.S. after 9/11, Joanne van Selm