Refugee Law and Policy: A Comparative International Approach, 2005 Supplement

Refugee Law and Policy: A Comparative International Approach, 2005 Supplement
ISBN-10
1594601690
ISBN-13
9781594601699
Series
Refugee Law and Policy
Category
Asylum, Right of
Pages
2006
Language
English
Published
2005
Author
Karen Musalo

Description

This text is the 2005 Supplement to Refugee Law and Policy, Second Edition.Highlights: Chapter 1 - No Mans Land: Government Mistreatment of Palestinian Asylum Seekers, by Jeff Handmaker and Adri Nieuwhof, which examines the treatment of Palestinian asylum seekers within the framework of international law Chapters 5, 11 and 13 - Relevant provisions of the Real ID Act of 2005, addressing respectively, nexus determinations, terrorism-related bars, and issues of credibility and corroboration Chapter 8 - Lie v. Ashcroft, 396 F.3rd 530 (3d Cir. 2005) and Lolong v. Gonzalez, 400 F.3d 1215 (9th Cir. 2005) two new cases addressing the asylum claims of ethnic Chinese in Indonesia; and Stop Genocide and Protect Civilians in Darfur, Sudan by Jennifer Moore.Chapter 9 - Three new social groups cases: the first addressing sexual orientation Karouni v. Gonzales, 399 F.3d 1163 (9th Cir. 2005); and the second and third looking at family as a social group in two very different contexts - Thomas v. Ashcroft, 359 F.3d 1169 (9th Cir. 2004)(en banc) and Tchoukhrova v. Gonzales, 404 F.3d 1181 (9th Cir. 2005) Chapter 10 - Two new gender-related cases: Mohamed v. Gonzales, 400 F.3d 785 (9th Cir. 2005), which examines past female genital cutting as a basis for protection, and Abay v. Ashcroft, 368 F.3d 634 (6th Cir. 2004), which considers whether the mother of a child who fears female genital cutting may qualify for protection.This work supplements Refugee Law and Policy A Comparative and International Approach Second Edition

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