Refugees, Democracy and the Law
Refugees, Democracy and the Law

Author: Dana Schmalz

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 9781003027355

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The book provides an in-depth discussion of democratic theory questions in relation to refugee law. The work introduces readers to the evolution of refugee law and its core issues today, as well as central lines in the debate about democracy and migration. Bringing together these fields, the book links theoretical considerations and legal analysis. Based on its specific understanding of the refugee concept, it offers a reconstruction of refugee law as constantly confronted with the question of how to secure rights to those who have no voice in the democratic process. In this reconstruction, the book highlights, on the one hand, the need to look beyond the legal regulations for understanding the challenges and gaps in refugee protection. It is also the structural lack of political voice, the book argues, which shapes the refugee's situation. On the other hand, the book opposes a view of law as mere expression of power and points out the dynamics within the law which reflect endeavors towards mitigating exclusion. The book will be essential reading for academics and researchers working in the areas of migration and refugee law, legal theory and political theory.

Immigration and Democracy
Immigration and Democracy

Author: Sarah Song

Publisher: Oxford Political Theory

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 0190909226

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How should we think about immigration and what policies should democratic societies pursue? Sarah Song offers a political theory of immigration that takes seriously both the claims of receiving countries and the claims of prospective migrants. What is required, she argues, is not a policy of open or closed borders but open doors.

Immigration and American Democracy
Immigration and American Democracy

Author: Robert Koulish

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2010-02-05

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 1135843317

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While immigration embodies America’s rhetorical commitment to democracy, it also showcases abysmal failures in democratic practice. Koulish examines these failures in terms of excessive executive powers circumventing the constitution, privatization, and right-wing subversion of local democracy.

The Ethics and Politics of Asylum
The Ethics and Politics of Asylum

Author: Matthew J. Gibney

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2004-07-08

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780521009379

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Over the last two decades, asylum has become a highly charged political issue across developed countries. This book draws upon political and ethical theory and an examination of the experiences of the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and Australia to consider how to respond to the challenges of asylum. In addition to explaining why asylum has emerged as such a key political issue, it provides a compelling account of how states could move towards implenting morally defensible responses to refugees.

Refugees, Democracy and the Law
Refugees, Democracy and the Law

Author: Dana Schmalz

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-09-08

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1000175782

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The book provides an in-depth discussion of democratic theory questions in relation to refugee law. The work introduces readers to the evolution of refugee law and its core issues today, as well as central lines in the debate about democracy and migration. Bringing together these fields, the book links theoretical considerations and legal analysis. Based on its specific understanding of the refugee concept, it offers a reconstruction of refugee law as constantly confronted with the question of how to secure rights to those who have no voice in the democratic process. In this reconstruction, the book highlights, on the one hand, the need to look beyond the legal regulations for understanding the challenges and gaps in refugee protection. It is also the structural lack of political voice, the book argues, which shapes the refugee’s situation. On the other hand, the book opposes a view of law as mere expression of power and points out the dynamics within the law which reflect endeavors towards mitigating exclusion. The book will be essential reading for academics and researchers working in the areas of migration and refugee law, legal theory and political theory.

The Political Philosophy of Refuge
The Political Philosophy of Refuge

Author: David Miller

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-05-20

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 1108668046

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How to assess and deal with the claims of millions of displaced people to find refuge and asylum in safe and prosperous countries is one of the most pressing issues of modern political philosophy. In this timely volume, fresh insights are offered into the political and moral implications of refugee crises and the treatment of asylum seekers. The contributions illustrate the widening of the debate over what is owed to refugees, and why it is assumed that national state actors and the international community owe special consideration and protection. Among the specific issues discussed are refugees' rights and duties, refugee selection, whether repatriation can be encouraged or required, and the ethics of sanctuary policies.

Immigration and Refugee Law in Russia
Immigration and Refugee Law in Russia

Author: Agnieszka Kubal

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-04-11

Total Pages: 229

ISBN-13: 1108417892

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How do immigration and refugee laws work 'in action' in Russia? This book offers a complex, empirical and nuanced understanding.

UN Global Compacts
UN Global Compacts

Author: Nicholas R. Micinski

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-04-28

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 1000376591

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UN Global Compacts is a concise introduction to the key concepts, issues, and actors in global migration governance and presents a comprehensive analysis of the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants, the Global Compact on Refugees, and the Global Compact for Migration. The book places the declaration and compacts within their historical context, traces the evolution of global migration governance, and evaluates the implementation of the compacts. Ultimately, the global compacts were the result of three wider shifts in global governance from hard to soft law, from rights to aid, and from Cold War politics to nationalism. The book is an important contribution to international relations and migration studies and provides essential information on the NY declaration and the global compacts, in addition to an examination of the: • Negotiating blocs and strategies • Populist backlash to the Global Compact for Migration • Responsibility sharing for refugee protection • Human rights of migrants • Principle of non-refoulement • Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework • UNHCR, IOM, and the UN Network on Migration The book will be of interest to practitioners, students, and scholars of international cooperation, global governance, migrants, and refugees, and will be essential reading for graduate and undergraduate courses on international law, international organizations, and migration.

Refugees' Europe
Refugees' Europe

Author: Cristina Astier

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Published: 2021-04-15

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 9781538143162

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Enriches the current discussion on the management of the refugees' case in Europe combining a multidisciplinary approach to practical case-studies from Europe and beyond.

Refugee Law
Refugee Law

Author: Colin Yeo

Publisher: Policy Press

Published: 2022-04-26

Total Pages: 286

ISBN-13: 1529219973

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The word ‘refugee’ is both evocative and contested. In this essential guide for students, lawyers and non-specialists, Colin Yeo draws on his experience as an immigration barrister and key legal cases to explore international refugee law.