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From political tool to humanitarian stalemate: a critical appraisal of international refugee law as a global protection mechanism
People migrate for a variety of reasons. Some choose to migrate and others are forced. To cross an international border, they need permission of the host state. The 1951 Refugee Convention creates the refugee as an exceptional category of international migrants that is entitled to international prot...
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| author | Mattheisen, Emily Rose |
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| description | People migrate for a variety of reasons. Some choose to migrate and others are forced. To cross an international border, they need permission of the host state. The 1951 Refugee Convention creates the refugee as an exceptional category of international migrants that is entitled to international protection. This research seeks to explore whether international refugee law rationally protects vulnerable peoples in the contemporary world. This is done through examining the historical context through which the refugee was created as a legal subject in international law and evaluating the critiques of the current implementation of international refugee law. This thesis argues that the causes of migration from countries of the global south are linked with global inequalities of power and wealth, a condition that the human rights and humanitarian language of the international refugee regime fails to address. |
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| spelling | oai:fount.aucegypt.edu:etds-2043 From political tool to humanitarian stalemate: a critical appraisal of international refugee law as a global protection mechanism Mattheisen, Emily Rose People migrate for a variety of reasons. Some choose to migrate and others are forced. To cross an international border, they need permission of the host state. The 1951 Refugee Convention creates the refugee as an exceptional category of international migrants that is entitled to international protection. This research seeks to explore whether international refugee law rationally protects vulnerable peoples in the contemporary world. This is done through examining the historical context through which the refugee was created as a legal subject in international law and evaluating the critiques of the current implementation of international refugee law. This thesis argues that the causes of migration from countries of the global south are linked with global inequalities of power and wealth, a condition that the human rights and humanitarian language of the international refugee regime fails to address. 2012-06-01T07:00:00Z thesis application/pdf https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1044 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2043/viewcontent/Mattheisen_2c_20Emily_20__20Thesis.pdf The author retains all rights with regard to copyright. The author certifies that written permission from the owner(s) of third-party copyrighted matter included in the thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study has been obtained. The author further certifies that IRB approval has been obtained for this thesis, or that IRB approval is not necessary for this thesis. Insofar as this thesis, dissertation, paper, or record of study is an educational record as defined in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 USC 1232g), the author has granted consent to disclosure of it to anyone who requests a copy. Theses and Dissertations AUC Knowledge Fountain Human rights Humanitarianism |
| spellingShingle | Human rights Humanitarianism Mattheisen, Emily Rose From political tool to humanitarian stalemate: a critical appraisal of international refugee law as a global protection mechanism |
| title | From political tool to humanitarian stalemate: a critical appraisal of international refugee law as a global protection mechanism |
| title_full | From political tool to humanitarian stalemate: a critical appraisal of international refugee law as a global protection mechanism |
| title_fullStr | From political tool to humanitarian stalemate: a critical appraisal of international refugee law as a global protection mechanism |
| title_full_unstemmed | From political tool to humanitarian stalemate: a critical appraisal of international refugee law as a global protection mechanism |
| title_short | From political tool to humanitarian stalemate: a critical appraisal of international refugee law as a global protection mechanism |
| title_sort | from political tool to humanitarian stalemate a critical appraisal of international refugee law as a global protection mechanism |
| topic | Human rights Humanitarianism |
| url | https://fount.aucegypt.edu/etds/1044 https://fount.aucegypt.edu/context/etds/article/2043/viewcontent/Mattheisen_2c_20Emily_20__20Thesis.pdf |
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