This book examines convergent trends in asylum regimes around the world. It covers the main regions of the world where asylum is a critical problem: Europe, Africa and Central America. It also looks at the major issues: human rights; non-governmental organisation involvement; gender; return; comprehensive policy; European Union harmonisation; international intervention and temporary protection.

Autorentext

MICHAEL BARUTCISKI, Barreau du Québec, Canada AGNÈS CALLAMARD, Head of the Office of the Secretary General, Amnesty International, UK CORNELIS D. DE JONG, Co-Ordinator, Global Forum on Fighting Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity II, Ministry of Justice, Netherlands LOUIS GENTILE, Refugee Law Training Officer, UNHCR, UK MARK GIBNEY, Belk Distinguished Professor, University of North Caroline-Ashville, USA MORTEN KJAERUM, Director, Danish Centre for Human Rights, Denmark JOHN O. OUCHO, Professor of Population and Sustainable Development, University of Botswana ROSEMARY PRESTON, Director, International Centre for Education in Development, Department of Continuing Education, University of Warwick, UK HUBERTO ESTRADA-SOVERANIS, Human and Indigenous Rights Lawyer, Guatemala ASTRI SUHRKE, Senior Research Fellow, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway

Zusammenfassung
Tihs book argues that asylum regimes throughout the world display convergent trends, through the examination of key issues and regional studies. It links human rights and asylum; it explodes the myth of international protection; it analyses temporary protection on the European model; it draws lessons from international protection in Kosovo; it evaluates European Union harmonisation initiatives; it stresses the role of refugees as social actors; it develops the complexity of gender and refugee women's issues; it explores the relationship between asylum law and global liberal governance and it demonstrates the changing role of human rights organisations.

Inhalt

Introduction; D.Joly Certain Violence, Uncertain Protection: M.Gibney New Asylum Regimes or a World Without Asylum? The Myth of International Protection; L.Gentile Temporary Protection and the Bosnian Crisis: A Cornerstone of the New European Regime; D.Joly Lessons from the Kosovo Refugee Crisis: Innovations in Protection and Burden-Sharing; M.Barutciski and A.Suhrke Asylum in Europe: Underpinning Parameters; D.de Jong Return, Human Rights and International Involvement: Refugees as Social and Political Actors, The Guatemalan Case; H.Estrada-Soberanis Refugee Women: a Gendered and Political Analysis of the Refugee Experience; A.Calamard Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: Africa's Liability for the Next Millennium; J.O.Oucho What was Refugee Status? Legislating the Changing Practice of Refugee Law; R.Preston Human Rights Organisations and the Formation of Refugee Regimes; M.Kjaerum