Refugee Law
Colin Yeo, "Refugee Law"
English | ISBN: 1529219965 | 2022 | 286 pages | PDF | 20 MB
English | ISBN: 1529219965 | 2022 | 286 pages | PDF | 20 MB
The word ‘refugee’ is both evocative and contested; it means different things to different people. For lawyers, the main legal reference point is the UN Refugee Convention of 1951.
This concise and engaging book follows the structure of the Convention to explore international refugee law. Including an introduction to the historical and legal context, Colin Yeo draws on his experience as an immigration barrister to explain the present-day legal framework for global refugee protection. Chapters consider:
• well-founded fear;
• persecution;
• the loss of refugee status and exclusion;
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