Global Refugee Crisis: A Reference Handbook (Hardcover, 2)

List of Tables and Figures Preface 1 Background and History Introduction The History of Protecting Refugees The Post-War Human Rights Revolution The 1951 Refugee Convention Alienage "Well-Founded Fear," Persecution The Nexus Requirement Exclusions Exceptions to Nonrefoulement Cessations Refugee Rights Nonrefoulement Rights Owed to Refugees Physically Present in the Receiving State Rights Owed to Refugees Lawfully in the Contracting State Rights Owed to Refugees Lawfully Staying in the Contracting State Rights Owed to Refugees Residing in the Contracting State Interface with International and Regional Human Rights Instruments Nonrefoulement Racism Detention Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights Rights of the Child Domestic Procedures Establishing Eligibility Denial of Asylum Hearings and Accelerated Procedures Returned Refugees Conclusion References Books, Articles, and Chapters Cases and Administrative Decisions 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions Asylum Abuse? United Kingdom The Netherlands Sweden United States Summary Nonrefoulement: When (and Where) Does the Prohibition Apply? Sale v. Haitian Centers Council, 509 U.S. 155 (1993) Justice Blackmun's Dissent Summary The Practices of Other States Re-Conceptualizing Human Rights-and Refugee Protection The Responsibility to Protect (R2P) Extraterritorial Obligations (ETO) Consortium Implications for Refugee Protection References Books, Articles, and Chapters Cases and Administrative Decisions 3 Special U.S. Issues A Historical Survey of U.S. Alien Admission Practices The Cold War, U.S. Foreign Policy, and Refugee Protection Current Refugee/Asylum Law and Practice in the United States Overseas Refugee Program Criticisms of ORP Asylum 1996 Changes to U.S. Asylum Law Asylum and Withholding of Deportation Disqualifications Detention Temporary Protection Conclusion References Books, Articles, and Chapters Cases and Administrative Decisions 4 Chronology 5 Biographical Sketches Mahnaz Afkhami Sonya Aho Madeleine Albright Isabel Allende Hannah Arendt Christine Arnothy Mathangi Maya Arulpragasam (a.k.a. M.I.A.) Bertolt Brecht Nadia Comaneci Zohra Daoud Leandro Despouy Emmanuel Dongala Ariel Dorfman Jaroslav Drobny Albert Einstein Nawal El Saadawi Philip Emeagwali Enrico Fermi Tenzin Gyatso Thich Nhat Hanh Jose Ramos Horta Michaelle Jean Wassily Kandinsky Fazil Kawani Mebrahtom Keflezighi Akbar Khurasani Walter Lam Raphael Lemkin Miriam Makeba Tatyana Mamonova Predrag Matvejevic Thabo Mbeki Golda Meir Makau Mutua Martina Navratilova Le Thanh Nhon Rudolf Nureyev Edward Said Nolvia Dominguez Skjetne Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn George Soros Loung Ung Alek Wek Gao Xingjian 6 Data and Documents International and Regional Treaties Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees Organization of African Unity, Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa Cartagena Declaration on Refugees Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Data on Asylum Applicants for Selected Western States 2008, 1998, and 1988 7 Directory of Organizations 8 Resources Print Resources Journals Important Document Sources Reference Works Books Selected Articles and Essays Reports Cases and Administrative Decisions Selected Non-Print Resources Online Resources DVD Resources Glossary Index About the Author 325