Sanctuary and Asylum
Sanctuary and Asylum

Author: Linda Rabben

Publisher: University of Washington Press

Published: 2016-09-01

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 0295999144

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The practice of sanctuary—giving refuge to the threatened, vulnerable stranger—may be universal among humans. From primate populations to ancient religious traditions to the modern legal institution of asylum, anthropologist Linda Rabben explores the long history of sanctuary and analyzes modern asylum policies in North America, Europe, and elsewhere, contrasting them with the role that courageous individuals and organizations have played in offering refuge to survivors of torture, persecution, and discrimination. Rabben gives close attention to the mid-2010s refugee crisis in Europe and to Central Americans seeking asylum in the United States. This wide-ranging, timely, and carefully documented account draws on Rabben’s experiences as a human rights advocate as well as her training as an anthropologist. Sanctuary and Asylum will help citizens, professionals, and policy makers take informed and compassionate action. A Capell Family Book

Asylum and Sanctuary in History and Law
Asylum and Sanctuary in History and Law

Author: James Biser Whisker

Publisher: Universal-Publishers

Published: 2021-05-01

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1599426161

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This book explores the history and evolution of sanctuary and asylum as a legal concept including treaties, laws, and court rulings by major geographic areas around the world, influences of Hebrew [Old Testament], classical sanctuary theory and practices, the Koran, and other Islamic-Arab regional accords and conventions. The authors' approach is well cited and suitable for those who want a good starting point for further study. Included in the book are chapters on the following topics: Sanctuary and Asylum, Jewish View of Asylum, Asylum History, Asylum in France, Asylum: History, Asylum in France, Asylum in Great Britain, Asylum in Germany, Asylum: Islamic Law, Asylum in International Treaties, Asylum in International Relations, Asylum in the United States, Asylum in the European Community, Asylum in Latin America, Asylum in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Law and Asylum
Law and Asylum

Author: Simon Behrman

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781138304178

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The rise and fall of asylum in antiquity -- Sanctuary in England -- The nation-state origins of refugee law -- The evolution and impact of international refugee law -- The US sanctuary movement -- The sans-papiers

Sanctuary Cities
Sanctuary Cities

Author: Loren Collingwood

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 221

ISBN-13: 0190937025

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Sanctuary cities, or localities where officials are prohibited from inquiring into immigration status, have become a part of the broader debate on undocumented immigration in the United States. Despite the increasing amount of coverage sanctuary policies receive, the American public knows little about these policies. In this book, Loren Collingwood and Benjamin Gonzalez O'Brien delve into the history, media coverage, effects, and public opinion on these sanctuary policies in the hope of helping readers reach an informed decision regarding them.

Sanctuary and Crime in the Middle Ages, 400-1500
Sanctuary and Crime in the Middle Ages, 400-1500

Author: Karl Shoemaker

Publisher: Fordham Univ Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 0823232689

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Sanctuary law has not received very much scholarly attention. According to the prevailing explanation among earlier generations of legal historians, sanctuary was an impediment to effective criminal law and social control but was made necessary by rampant violence and weak political order in the medieval world. Contrary to the conclusions of the relatively scant literature on the topic, Sanctuary and Crime in the Middle Ages, 400-1500 argues that the practice of sanctuary was not simply an instrumental device intended as a response to weak and splintered medieval political authority. Nor can sanctuary laws be explained as simple ameliorative responses to harsh medieval punishments and the specter of uncontrolled blood-feuds. --

Give Refuge to the Stranger
Give Refuge to the Stranger

Author: Linda Rabben

Publisher: Left Coast Press

Published: 2011-02-28

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1611320305

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Linda Rabben tells the story of sanctuary as it evolved over thousands of years around the world, from its origins in primate populations, to its elaboration in ancient religious traditions, to modern asylum laws and to current threats to immigration and human rights.

The Dispossessed
The Dispossessed

Author: John Washington

Publisher: Verso Books

Published: 2020-05-05

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1788734750

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The first comprehensive, in-depth book on the Trump administration’s assault on asylum protections Arnovis couldn’t stay in El Salvador. If he didn’t leave, a local gangster promised that his family would dress in mourning—that he would wake up with flies in his mouth. “It was like a bomb exploded in my life,” Arnovis said. The Dispossessed tells the story of a twenty-four-year-old Salvadoran man, Arnovis, whose family’s search for safety shows how the United States—in concert with other Western nations—has gutted asylum protections for the world’s most vulnerable. Crisscrossing the border and Central America, John Washington traces one man’s quest for asylum. Arnovis is separated from his daughter by US Border Patrol agents and struggles to find security after being repeatedly deported to a gang-ruled community in El Salvador, traumatic experiences relayed by Washington with vivid intensity. Adding historical, literary, and current political context to the discussion of migration today, Washington tells the history of asylum law and practice through ages to the present day. Packed with information and reflection, The Dispossessed is more than a human portrait of those who cross borders—it is an urgent and persuasive case for sharing the country we call home.

Textbook on Immigration and Asylum Law
Textbook on Immigration and Asylum Law

Author: Gina Clayton

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 669

ISBN-13: 0198747551

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This volume examines the law and system of control which govern immigration and asylum in the UK. It begins with the historical and legal context, explains who is subject to immigration control, and describes the legal and administrative structure of the system.

Sanctuary Practices in International Perspectives
Sanctuary Practices in International Perspectives

Author: Randy K. Lippert

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 0415673461

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This collection contains a rich and up-to-date mix of specific substantive empirical case studies and theoretically-driven analyses from multiple disciplinary perspectives and is international in scope. This is the first time studies and discussion of sanctuary practices outside the US context (e.g., in the UK, Germany, the Nordic countries and Canada) and of recent developments within the US context (e.g., the New Sanctuary Movement), along with accounts of sanctuary as a mutating set of practices and spaces (e.g., pre-modern and terrorist sanctuary), have been brought together in one collection.

The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and Its 1967 Protocol 2e
The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and Its 1967 Protocol 2e

Author: Andreas Zimmermann

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2024-04-04

Total Pages: 2033

ISBN-13: 0192855115

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The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol are the cornerstones of international refugee law. This Commentary provides a systematic, article-by-article analysis of their provisions in addition to crosscutting thematic chapters. The Commentary is an indispensable tool for lawyers, decision-makers, and academics.