Protecting civilians in refugee camps : unable and unwilling states, UNHCR and international responsibility / by Maja Janmyr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Janmyr, Maja.

Series:

International Refugee Law Series 1.

International refugee law series, 2213-3826 ; volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.

Refugees.

Responsibility to protect (International law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (412 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rather than serving as civilian and humanitarian safe havens, refugee camps are notorious for their insecurity. Due to the host state’s inability or unwillingness to provide protection, camps are often administered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and its implementing partners. When a violation occurs in these situations, to which actors shall responsibility be allocated? Through an analysis of the International Law Commission’s work on international responsibility, Maja Janmyr argues that the ‘primary’ responsibility of states does not exclude the responsibilities of other actors. Using the example of Uganda, Janmyr questions the general assumption that ‘unable and unwilling’ is the same as ‘unable or unwilling’, and argues for the necessity of distinguishing between these two scenarios. Doing so leads to different conclusions in terms of responsibility for the state, and therefore for UNHCR and its implementing partners.

Contents:

Theoretical and methodological underpinnings

Key concepts and definitions

The host state

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees : human rights obligations and presence in host states

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees : international responsibility

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees : implementing partners

Concluding remarks and suggestions for the future.

Notes:

Based on the author's dissertation (Ph.D.)--University of Bergen, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-25698-9

OCLC:

866448891

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004256989 DOI