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Refugees and Gender Law and Process

Author: Heaven Crawley
Publisher: LexisNexis U.K.
ISBN: 9780853086901
Published In: March 2001
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Examines how those representing asylum seekers can ensure that gender-related aspects of womens experiences are taken into account and appropriately reflected in the determination process.

Refugees and Gender: Law and Process examines how those representing asylum seekers can ensure that gender-related aspects of womens experiences are taken into account and appropriately reflected in the determination process.

The book aims to ensure that all aspects of women's asylum claims are fully considered, providing a comprehensive understanding of the concepts of gender persecution, as well as a gendered framework for the interpretation of the key elements of the 1951 Refugee Convention. It also deals with procedural issues facing women as asylum seekers.

Detailed guidance is provided on the implications of gender in asylum law, policy and practice in the UK, with comparitive case-law from other countries including Canada, the US and Australia. The book also contains comprehensive annexes which include the gender guidelines produced in the UK and elsewhere and details of additional sources of information and support on gender-related issues.

Refugees and Gender: Law and Process provides a theoretical overview, an outline of case-law and a practical resource which ensures all those working with women seeking refugee status or asylum are given the best possible advice.

This book is published in Association with the Refugee Womens Legal Group.

Refugee Women and the Asylum Determination Process
A Theoretical Overview
A Gendered Framework for the Analysis of Asylum Claims
Women's Political Participation and Resistance
Gendered Social Mores and the Concept of ‘Honour'
Violence within the Family
Reproductive Rights Including Forced Sterilisation and Abortion
Sexual Orientation
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Procedural and Evidential Issues

Appendices

UNHCR EXCOM Resolution on Refugee Women
CIRB Guidelines on Women Refugee Claimants Fearing Gender-Related Persecution: Update (Canada) (November 1996)
RWLG Gender Guidelines for the Determination of Asylum Claims in the UK (July 1998)
ADIMA Guidelines on Gender Issues for Decision-Markers (Australia) (July 1996)
European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (4 November 1950)
IAA Asylum Gender Guidelines (November 2000)
International Instruments and Where to Obtain Them
Relevant Extracts from the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), the UN Declaration on the Elimination of Violence and the UN Platform for Action
The Michigan Guidelines on the International Protection Alternative (April 1999)
Asylum Directorate Instructions on the Meaning of ‘Particular Social Group'
Addressing Claims Based on Sexual Orientation (CCR)
Gender-Sensitive Techniques for Interviewing Women Refugees (UNHCR)

"a wonderful tool for practitioners and students to improve the level of awareness of the gendered experiences of refugees facing protection"
Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law

"invaluable to practitioners of all levels, students, acedemics, interpreters and most importantly special adjudicators ... there is no other book which sets out so comprehensively the current position of women in a refugee context and information on how their cases should be dealt with ... I have no hesitation in recommending it to all serious practitioners"
Human Rights

"invaluable tool for anyone who works with women refugees in any capacity ... essential reading for legal representatives"
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