law of asylum and refugees present tendencies and future perspectives : proceedings of the Sixteenth Colloquy on European Law, Lund, 15-17 September 1986. by Colloquy on European Law (16th 1986 Lund, Sweden)

Asylum status is a form of protection available to people who meet the definition of refugee, are already in the United States, and are seeking admission at a port of entry.

This page provides links to federal laws governing the processes for those seeking asylum and refuge in the United States and resources that help explain the law.

Book Description. In contrast to the claim that refugee law has been a key in guaranteeing a space of protection for refugees, this book argues that law has been instrumental in eliminating spaces of protection, not just from one’s persecutors but also from the grasp of sovereign power.

This book examines the rules governing the right to asylum in the European Union. Drawing on the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and the Protocol, Francesco Cherubini asks how asylum obligations under international refugee law have been incorporated into the.

This book uses the idea of the ‘Rule of Law’ to illuminate how the legal systems in five industrialized countries which share a common legal heritage – namely Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and the UK – have responded to issues about the rights and status of refugees and asylum seekers.