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Synopsis
First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Synopsis
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.
Table of Contents
UNHCR at fifty : refugee protection and world politics / Gil Loescher -- What is refugee protection : a question revisited / Arthur C. Helton -- The legal and ethical obligation of UNHCR : the case of temporary protection in western Europe / Erik Roxstrèom and Mark Gibney -- Defining persecution and protection : the cultural relativism debate and the rights of refugees / Bonny Ibhawoh -- Refugee protection in troubled times : reflection on institutional and legal developments at the crossroads / Brian Gorlick -- A rare opening in the wall : the growing recognition of gender-based persecution / Emily Copeland -- The role of non-governmental organizations in the international refugee regime / Elizabeth G. Ferris -- Changing priorities in refugee protection : the Rwandan repatriation from Tanzania / Beth Elise Whitaker -- The marginalization of Palestinian refugees / Randa Farah -- Arguing about asylum : the complexity of refugee debates in Europe / Niklaus Steiner -- Post-conflict reintegration and reconstruction : doing it right takes a while / Patricia Weiss Fagen -- Securing refuge from terror : refugee protection in East Africa after September 11 / Monica Kathina Juma and Peter Mwangi Kagwanja -- Refugee protection in Europe and the U.S. after 9/11 / Joanne Van Selm.