The Child in International Refugee Law

Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-1-107-17536-5
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 362 Seiten, Format (B × H): 183 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 883 g

Reihe: Cambridge Asylum and Migration Studies

Children are the victims of some of the most devastating examples of state-sanctioned and private human rights abuse. In increasing numbers, they are attempting to find international protection, and are forced to navigate complex administrative and legal processes that fail to take into account their distinct needs and vulnerabilities. The key challenges they face in establishing entitlement to refugee protection are their invisibility and the risk of incorrect assessment. Drawing on an extensive and original analysis of jurisprudence of leading common law jurisdictions, this book undertakes an assessment of the extent to which these challenges may be overcome by greater engagement between international refugee law and international law on the rights of the child. The result is the first comprehensive study on the manner in which these two mutually reinforcing legal regimes can interact to strengthen the protection of refugee children.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pobjoy, Jason M.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Staats- und Verfassungsrecht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Situating the refugee child in international law; 2. The child and the refugee status determination process; 3. An age-sensitive assessment of risk; 4. A child rights framework for identifying persecutory harm; 5. Nexus to a convention ground; 6. The convention on the rights of the child as a complementary source of protection; Conclusions; Annex 1. CRC, preamble and Articles 1 to 41; Annex 2. Refugee Convention, preamble and Article 1; Annex 3. Final act of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries, Recommendation B (principle of family unity).

Über Autor(innen)

Pobjoy, Jason M.
Jason M. Pobjoy is a barrister at Blackstone Chambers, London, where he has a broad practice including public and human rights law, refugee and immigration law, and public international law. He is a Research Associate at the Refugee Studies Centre at the University of Oxford.