Exclusion from Protection as a Refugee

An Approach to a Harmonizing Interpretation in International Law
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-90-04-34970-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 685 g

Reihe: International Refugee Law Series

In Exclusion from Protection as a Refugee, Yao Li analyses Article 1F of the 1951 Refugee Convention. She argues that the exclusion clause is a quasi-punitive provision and must therefore be interpreted with due regard to (International) Criminal Law. Having developed an interpretation approach to consider external legal notions, Li provides a solution for all the relevant issues in the context of Article 1F, based on a “harmonizing interpretation”. The study therefore not only comprehensively examines the exclusion clause at the intersection of International Refugee Law and International Criminal Law, but also contributes to anti-fragmentation efforts in International Law.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Li, Yao

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Öffentliches Recht, Völkerrecht, Internationale Organisationen
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations

1 Introduction
A The Undeserving Refugee
B Objective and Methodology

2 Exclusion at the Intersection of Different Legal Systems
A Introduction
B Implications of International Refugee Law
i Objectives of International Refugee Law
ii The Nature of Granting Asylum
iii Conclusion
C Exclusion
i Objectives of the Exclusion Clause
ii Consequences of Exclusion
iii Consequences of Non-exclusion
iv Conclusion
D Implications of International Criminal Law
i Interrelations with Exclusion in Refugee Law
ii Conclusion
E Implications of Human Rights Law
i Differences between Human Rights Law and Refugee Law
ii Relationship between Human Rights Law and Refugee Law
iii International Human Rights Law and Non-refoulement Obligations
iv Conclusion
F Intersections with Extradition Law
i Principles of Extradition Law
ii Hierarchy of Obligations
iii Intersections of Refugee Law and Extradition Law
iv Intersections of Article 1F CSR51 and Extradition Law
v Conclusion
G Conclusion: Complementarities of International Refugee Law, International Criminal Law, Human Rights Law, Extradition Law, and the Exclusion Clause

3 Harmonizing Interpretation in International Law
A Introduction
B The Objective: Including Principles with a Principled Method
C Interpretation According to Article 31(1) VCLT69
1 Ordinary Meaning
2 Context
3 Object and Purpose
4 Good Faith
D Interpretation beyond Article 31(1) VCLT69
i Subsequent Agreement and Subsequent Practice
ii Evolutionary/Dynamic Interpretation
iii Analogy
iv Fundamental Change Pursuant to Article 62 VCLT69
E Harmonizing Interpretation
i “Systemic Integration” Pursuant to Article 31(3)(c) VCLT69
ii Practical Concordance
iii Harmonizing Interpretation of Article 1F CSR51
F Conclusion

4 Exclusion in the Light of Harmonizing Interpretation
A Introduction
B General Matters in Article 1F CSR51
i Exclusion Assessment v. Criminal Trial
ii Proportionality
iii Inclusion before Exclusion
iv Procedural Matters
v Substantive Matters
vi Terrorism
C Article 1F(a) CSR51
i International Instruments
ii Crimes against Peace
iii War Crimes
iv Crimes against Humanity
v Genocide
D Article 1F(b) CSR51
i Crime
ii Serious
iii Non-political
iv Outside the Country of Refuge/Prior to His Admission
E Article 1F(c) CSR51
i Residual Character
ii “Guilty”
iii Acts Contrary to the Principles and Purposes of the United Nations
iv Offenders within Article 1F(c) CSR51
F Conclusion

5 Conclusion
Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Yao Li, Ph.D. (2016), University of Cologne, former research assistant at the Institute for International Law, University of Cologne, is a research assistant at the Chair for Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law, University of Potsdam.