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The International Protection Alternative in Refugee Law : Treaty Basis and Scope of Application under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and Its 1967 Protocol.

Under what circumstances can a state refuse refugee status to a person whose risk of persecution exists in only part of her country of origin? This book is the first monograph to examine the treaty basis and criteria for the 'internal protection alternative' (IPA), an exception to refugee...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schultz, Jessica
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : BRILL, 2018.
Colección:International Refugee Law Ser.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Intro; The Internal Protection Alternative in Refugee Law: Treaty Basis and Scope of Application under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and Its 1967 Protocol; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Background to the Study; 1.2 Explanations for the Emergence of IPA Practice; 1.3 The Evolution of IPA Practice; 1.4 Terminology: Internal Protection/Flight/Relocation Alternative; 1.5 Treatment of the Topic by Others; 1.6 Subject Matter Limitations; 1.7 Overview of the Book; 2 Methodology
  • 2.1 Introduction: Parameters for Valid Argumentation2.2 The Process of Treaty Interpretation: Applying the VCLT; 2.3 Interpretation in Light of a Treaty's Normative Context; 2.4 The Relevance of State Practice; 2.5 UNHCR Legal Guidance on IPA Application; 2.6 Academic Commentary; 2.7 Empirical Legal Methods; 2.8 Conclusion; 3 The Treaty Basis and Criteria for IPA Application in Theory and Practice; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Treaty Basis for IPA Practice: Current Approaches; 3.3 Models for Establishing the Substantive Criteria for IPA Practice; 3.4 Conclusion
  • 4 Revisiting the Treaty Basis for IPA Practice4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The Surrogate Role of Refugee Law: Thick and Thin Perspectives; 4.3 The ipa and the Requirement of a 'Well-Founded Fear'; 4.4 The IPA and the Absence of Protection; 4.5 The IPA and Subsequent State Practice; 4.6 The IPA as an Unwritten Exclusion Clause; 4.7 The IPA as an Implied Limit on the Right to Refugee Status; 4.8 Two Possible Treaty Bases for IPA Practice?; 4.9 The IPA and Regional Refugee Instruments; 4.10 Conclusion; 5 The Baseline Requirements for IPA Application; 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Non-Refoulement Protection under the Refugee Convention5.3 Other Serious Harms: Non-refoulement Guarantees in Human Rights Law; 5.4 Other Requirements of 'Effective Protection'; 5.5 Actors of Protection; 5.6 Conclusion; 6 Beyond Non-refoulement: Other Factors Relevant to IPA Application; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Impact of Displacement; 6.3 Special Needs and Other Personal Factors; 6.4 Factors Related to the Impact of IPA Practice on Countries of Origin; 6.5 Are There Any Easy Cases?; 6.6 The ipa in EU Law: Compatible with the Refugee Convention?
  • 6.7 Conclusion: The Substantive Criteria for IPA Practice7 Procedural and Evidentiary Issues in the IPA Analysis; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Burden of Proof in the IPA Context; 7.3 Notice and the Right to be Heard; 7.4 Country of Origin Information (COI); 7.5 The IPA as a Procedural Shortcut for Dismissing Refugee Claims; 7.6 Conclusion; 8 The IPA in Complementary Protection Regimes; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 The IPA and Article 3 ECHR: Essentially a Question of Risk; 8.3 Principles Versus Practice in ECtHR Jurisprudence; 8.4 ECtHR Jurisprudence versus IPA Requirements in Refugee Law