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024 7 _a10.1163/9789047403241
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100 1 _aNathwani, Niraj,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aRethinking Refugee Law /
_cNiraj Nathwani.
264 1 _aLeiden;
_aBoston :
_bBrill | Nijhoff,
_c2003.
300 _a1 online resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aRefugees and Human Rights ;
_v7
490 1 _aBrill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aRefugee law faces a serious crisis in Europe. This crisis highlights the need to explain the following questions: What is the relationship between refugee law and immigration policy? How much immigration do States need to tolerate for moral and practical reasons even if they do not wish any immigration? The general legal principle of necessity offers a useful theoretical basis for refugee law. Necessity explains the conditions under which it would be unfair to fight off unwanted immigrants by deportation and punishment. Necessity also explains the conditions under which a restrictive immigration policy is not feasible at a reasonable cost versus desperate individuals. It follows that necessity overrules a restrictive immigration policy and qualifies as a robust explanation of the purpose of a fair refugee policy. This study explores the consequences of the theory of necessity for the interpretation of key concepts of refugee law (persecution, well-founded fear, reasons of persecution, asylum) and concludes that a generous refugee practice can be conceived and logically justified even if a restrictive immigration policy is a political reality.
588 _aDescription based on print version record.
650 0 _aRefugees
_xLegal status, laws, etc.
650 0 _aRefugees
_xLegal status, laws, etc.
_zEurope.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_tRethinking Refugee Law.
_dLeiden ; Boston : Brill | Nijhoff, 2003
_z9789041120021
_w(OCoLC)1023109228
830 0 _aRefugees and Human Rights ;
_v7.
830 0 _aBrill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495.
856 4 _zDOI:
_uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789047403241
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