UNHCR's parallel universe : marking the contours of a problem : inaugural lecture / delivered on the appointment to the chair of International Refugee Law at the Amsterdam Law School of the University of Amsterdam on Friday, 23 April 2010 by Marjoleine Zieck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zieck, Marjoleine, author.

Series:

VOR Rechtsgeleerdheid, 363

Inaugural lecture ; 363

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Services for.

Refugees.

Refugees--International cooperation.

Refugees--Government policy.

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (29 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The universal international refugee law regime that was created in the wake of the Second World War - consisting of the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, and the Statute of UNHCR - has in the course of time been changed, gradually but inexorably. The regime that is currently in place has consequently lost its original structure and consistency. In particular, it is no longer a normative continuum, and as a result, the international protection of refugees is no longer secure but dependent on contingencies. The changes in the regime exclusively concern the

Contents:

Front matter

Facts that Make one Wonder

Historical Background of the Contemporary International Refugee Law Regime

The Contemporary Regime in Conceptual Terms

Refugee Definitions

Definitions Drifting Apart: Extensions of UNHCR's Mandate Ratione Personae

UNHCR and the IRO, Two of a Kind

Meaning of the Expanded Definition

Opposability

UNHCR's Parallel Universe

Marking the Contours of a Problem

Acknowledgements

Notes

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Feb 2021).

ISBN:

9786613050359

9781283050357

1283050358

9789048513321

9048513324

OCLC:

710975172