| International
refugee law |
| Students should have some
previous knowledge of public international law. |
| Section A: The
development of, and responsibility for, international protection
of refugees |
| ·
Historical perspective |
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The legal framework: The 1951 Refugee Convention
and other instruments |
| ·
Definition of refugee: Beyond the classical
definition |
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Assessment in refugee status determination
procedures |
| ·
International approaches to refugee protection
|
| ·
Legal protection of international displaced persons
and stateless persons |
| Section B: The European
dimension of refugee law |
| ·
European immigration practices and policies |
| ·
The evolving European Union Acquis on
asylum: The European framework for refugee protection |
| ·
European Union refugee status determination
procedures |
| ·
Responsibility and internal protection: European
Union Directive on qualification for international protection
|
| ·
European Union jurisprudence: Interaction of the
European Convention on Human Rights and refugee law |
| Section C: The rights of
refugees |
| ·
Standards of treatment |
| ·
Durable solutions to refugee problems |
·
Selected substantive rights of refugees under the
1951 Refugee Convention:
Principle of non-discrimination
Right to a fair trial
Family reunification
Employment
Housing
Education
Freedom of movement |
| Section D: Contemporary
issues in refugee law |
| ·
Refugee issues and armed conflicts: Dynamic of
mobility and displacement |
| ·
Women and children refugees |
| ·
Non-Refoulement: A peremptory norm of international
law |
| ·
Loss and denial of refugee status: Article 1F of
the 1951 Refugee Convention. |
Sequence:
Section A first. |
Textbooks:
Gina Clayton,
Textbook on Immigration and Asylum Law 2nd ed (Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 2006),
ISBN: 9780199289738 |
| Guy S. Goodwin-Gill and Jane
McAdam, The Refugee in International Law 3rd ed
(Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2007),
ISBN: 9780199207633 |
| James C. Hathaway, The
Rights of Refugees under International Law (Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 2005), ISBN:
9780521542630 |
