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- Comprehensive article-by-article analysis of the two most important documents in international refugee law
- Thematic chapters analyse general issues in internation refugee law
- Analysis of national legislation and practise on the Refugee Convention and its Protocol, making the Commentary indispensable for both international and national practitioners working on refugee cases
- Contributions from over 40 highly respected authors with both an academic and a practitioner background
The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees adopted on 28 July 1951 in Geneva provides the most comprehensive codification of the rights of refugees yet attempted. Consolidating previous international instruments relating to refugees, the 1951 Convention with its 1967 Protocol marks a cornerstone in the development of international refugee law. At present, there are 144 States Parties to one or both of these instruments, expressing a worldwide consensus on the definition of the term refugee and the fundamental rights to be granted to refugees. These facts demonstrate and underline the extraordinary significance of these instruments as the indispensable legal basis of international refugee law.
This Commentary provides for a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol on an article-by-article basis, exposing the interrelationship between the different articles and discussing the latest developments in international refugee law. In addition, several thematic contributions analyse questions of international refugee law which are of general significance, such as regional developments and the relationship between refugee law and the law of the sea.
Readership: Practitioners involved in refugee cases; scholars and students of international refugee law and international human rights law; policy-makers and legal officers in government offices and NGOs dealing with refugee issues
1: (Feller): Preface
2: Table of Contents
TABLES
3: Abbreviations
4: List of Authors
5: Bibliography
6: Travaux Préparatoires
7: Table of International Cases
8: Table of Regional Cases
9: Table of Domestic Cases
10: Table of Treaties and Instruments
GENERAL11: (Skran): Historical Development
12: (Einarsen): Drafting History
13: (McAdam): Interpretation
14: (Klug): Regional Developments Europe
15: (Blay): Regional Developments Asia
16: van Garderen/Ebenstein): Regional Developments Africa
17: (Piovesan/Jubilut): Regional Developments Americas
18: (Alleweldt): Preamble 1951 Convention
19: (Alleweldt): Preamble 1967 Protocol
Chapter I: General Provisions
20: (Schmahl): Art. 1 A para. 1
21: (Zimmermann/Mahler): Art. 1 A para. 2
22: (Schmahl): Art. 1 B
23: (Kneebone/O'Sullivan): Art. 1 C
24: (Qafisheh/Azarova): Art. 1 D
25: (Marx): Art. 1 E
26: (Zimmermann/Wennholz): Art. 1 F
27: (Schmahl): Art. I
28: (Lambert): Art. 2
29: (Marx/Staff): Art. 3
30: (Walter): Art. 4
31: (Skordas): Art. 5
32: (Marx/Machts): Art. 6
33: (Skordas): Art. 7
34: (Davy): Art. 8
35: (Davy): Art. 9
36: (Schmahl): Art. 10
37: (Bank): Introduction to Art. 11
38: (Bank): Art. 11
Chapter II: Juridical Status
39: (Metzger): Art. 12
40: (Leckie/Simperingham): Art. 13
41: (Metzger): Art. 14
42: (Teichmann): Art. 15
43: (Elberling): Art. 16
Chapter III: Gainful Employment
44: (Edwards): Art. 17
45: (Edwards): Art. 18
46: (Edwards): Art. 19
Chapter IV: Welfare
47: (Lester): Art. 20
48: (Leckie/Simperingham): Art. 21
49: (Zimmermann/Dörschner): Art. 22
50: (Lester): Art. 23
51: (Lester): Art. 24
Chapter V: Administrative Measures
52: (Hofmann/Löhr): Introduction to Chapter V
53: (Lester): Art. 25
54: (Marx): Art. 26
55: (Vedsted-Hansen): Art. 27
56: (Vedsted-Hansen): Art. 28/Schedule
57: (Nagy): Art. 29
58: (Nagy): Art. 30
59: (Noll): Art. 31
60: (Davy): Art. 32
61: (Kälin/Caroni/Heim): Art. 33 para. 1
62: (Zimmermann/Wennholz): Art. 33 para. 2
63: (Denza): Diplomatic Asylum
64: (Marx): Art. 34
Chapter VI: Executory and Transitory Provisions
65: (Zieck): Art. 35/Art. II
66: (Zieck): Art. 36/Art. III
67: (Schmahl): Art. 37
Chapter VII: Final Clauses
68: (Oellers-Frahm): Art. 38/Art. IV
69: (Geiß): Art. 39/Art. V
70: (Gil-Bazo): Art. 40
71: (Gil-Bazo): Art. 41/Art. VI
72: (Pellet): Art. 42/Art. VII
73: (Geiß): Art. 43/Art. VIII
74: (Geiß): Art. 44/Art. IX
75: (Einarsen): Art. 45
76: (Geiß): Art. 46/Art. X
77: (Geiß): Art. XI
Edited by Andreas Zimmermann, Professor for Public Law, Public International Law and European Union Law, University of Potsdam (Germany); Director of the Potsdam Centre of Human Rights, Assistant editor Jonas Dörschner, and Assistant editor Felix Machts
Contributors:
Ralf Alleweldt
Valentina Azarov
Roland Bank
Sam Blay
Ulrike Davy
Eileen Denza
Jonas Dörschner
Julie Ebenstein
Alice Edwards
Terje Einarsen
Jacob van Garderen
Robin Geiß
Thomas Giegerich
Maria Teresa Gil-Bazo
Rainer Hofmann
Constantin Hruschka
Liliana Lyra Jubilat
Walter Kälin
Anja Klug
Susan Kneebone
Hélène Lambert
Scott Leckie
Eve Lester
Tillmann Löhr
Reinhard Marx
Jane McAdam
Axel Metzger
Boldizsar Nagy
Gregor Noll
Maria O'Sullivan
Karin Oellers-Frahm
Alain Pellet
Flávia Piovesan
Mutaz Qafisheh
Stefanie Schmahl
Ezekiel Simperingham
Achilles Skordas
Claudena Skran
Jens Vedsted-Hansen
Christian Walter
P. Wennholtz
Marjoleine Zieck
"This book will bestride the world of refugee law like a colossus...The book's comprehensiveness and superb editing will inevitably make it a major source of reference for years to come." - Hugo Storey, Senior Immigration Judge, Upper Tribunal
"... a very readable treatise, on every aspect of a major convention long in need of a seminal analysis like this one." - ASIL
"...an extremely worthwhile purchase." - Prof. Dr. Christoph Gusy, ZAR
