Rights in Exile

Janus-Faced Humanitarianism
1. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-1-84545-103-5
Verlag: Berghahn Books

Buch, Englisch, Band 17, 416 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 600 g

Reihe: Forced Migration

Of the estimated 12 million refugees in the world, more than 7 million have been confined to camps, effectively "warehoused," in some cases, for 10 years or more. Holding refugees in camps was anathema to the founders of the refugee protection regime. Today, with most refugees encamped in the less developed parts of the world, the humanitarian apparatus has been transformed into a custodial regime for innocent people. Based on rich ethnographic data, Rights in Exile exposes the gap between human rights norms and the mandates of international organisations, on the one hand, and the reality on the ground, on the other. It will be of wide interest to social scientists, and to human rights and international law scholars. Policy makers, donor governments and humanitarian organizations, especially those adopting a "rights-based" approach, will also find it an invaluable resource. But it is the refugees themselves who could benefit the most if these actors absorb its lessons and apply them.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Verdirame, Guglielmo

Harrell-Bond, Barbara

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword

Justice Albie Sachs

Preface

Acknowledgements

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

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The setting

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Main movements of refugees into Kenya and Uganda

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Aims and objectives of the research

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Assumptions underlying the research

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Research methods

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Main findings

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A research and advocacy agenda for the future

Chapter 1. Refugee Law and Policy in Kenya and Uganda

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Introduction

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The Legal Framework in Kenya

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The Legal Framework in Uganda

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Refugee policy in Kenya

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Refugee policy in Uganda

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Refugee law-making in fits and starts

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Conclusion

Chapter 2. Getting In

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Introduction

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The influence of donor countries

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The OAU Convention and group recognition

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Admission: standards and procedures

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Legal hurdles to admission

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Ordeals of arrival

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New arrivals and local people

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Conclusion

Chapter 3. Status-Determination Procedures: ‘… and when you go to UNHCR, pray’

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Introduction

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Procedural standards in status determination

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Who is in charge?

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The role of NGOs

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Confidentiality

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Interpreters

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Advocacy

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Standards of evidence

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Decisions

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Exclusion

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Cessation

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Conclusion

Chapter 4. Civil and Political Rights

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Introduction

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Non-discrimination

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Right to Life

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Freedom from torture and from cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment

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Freedom from slavery and forced labour

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Liberty and security of the person

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Freedom of movement

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Access to courts and right to fair trial

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Privacy and family life

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Freedom of expression, thought, conscience and religion, and freedom of assembly and association

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Conclusion

Chapter 5. Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

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Introduction

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Employment

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An adequate standard of living

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The highest attainable standard of physical and mental health

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Education

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Cultural rights

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Conclusion

Chapter 6. Refugee Protection: What Is Going Wrong?

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Introduction

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Host countries

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Donor countries

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Resettlement

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UNHCR

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NGOs

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Conclusion

Conclusions

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Verdirame, Guglielmo
Guglielmo Verdirame is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College. He is also the author of a forthcoming book on the accountability of the United Nations.

Harrell-Bond, Barbara
Barbara Harrell-Bond (1932-2018), was Founding Director of the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford> After her retirement, she was Visiting Professor at Makerere University and at the American University in Cairo. In 1996, she received the Distinguished Service Award of the American Anthropological Association. She was author of Imposing Aid (Oxford, 1986).

Guglielmo Verdirame is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College. He is also the author of a forthcoming book on the accountability of the United Nations.