Unhcr and Voluntary Repatriation of Refugees: A Legal Analysis

1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-90-411-0409-0
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer

Buch, Englisch, 520 Seiten, GB, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 930 g

Voluntary repatriation of refugees is generally considered to be the preferred, even ideal, solution to what is traditionally designated `the problem of refugees'. Its popularity may also be inferred from the fact that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has declared the nineties to be the `decade of voluntary repatriation'.

This study attempts to analyze the legal meaning of voluntary repatriation, its place within the framework of universal refugee law, and whether or not it deserves to be called an ideal solution. The focus is on UNHCR--the agency which is mandated to assist in the voluntary repatriation of refugees--as the constant and recurrent actor in the practice of organized large-scale repatriations.

The study comprises a brief historical analysis of the events which preceded the adoption by the General Assembly of the Statute of the High Commissioner with its reference to voluntary repatriation, the evolution of the High Commissioner's mandate over the past 45 years, as well as four case studies:

the voluntary repatriation of Cambodian refugees in 1980 and, again, in 1992 and 1993

of Iraqi (Kurdish) refugees in 1991

of Mozambican refugees (from Malawi) in 1993-1995.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zieck, Marjoleine

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationales Kriegsrecht, Territorialrecht, Humanitäres Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Abbreviations.
Introduction.
1. Of Solutions and Problems.
Part One: The Legal Framework.
2. The Concept of International Refugee Law.
3. Some Historical Observations.
4. The Mandate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
5. Marking the Contours of Voluntary Repatriation.
Part Two: Voluntary Repatriation in Practice.
6. Cambodia (Thailand) 1980.
7. Iraq (Turkey) 1991.
8. Cambodia (Thailand) 1992, 1993.
9. Mozambique (Malawi) 1993–1995.
Part Three: Synthesis.
10. The Solution of Voluntary Repatriation.
11. The Concept of Refugee Law Revisited.
Annex: The Case of the Indochinese Refugees or An Exceptional Case of Voluntary Repatriation.
Select Bibliography.
Index.