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Chimni B S

International refugee law : A reader - New Delhi Sage Publications 2000 - 613p xix

Contents;
List of Abbreviations;
Foreword by Sadako Ogata;
Preface;
Acknowledgements;
1. Who is a Refugee?
I. Early Definitions
II. The 1951 Convention Definition
III. The 1967 Protocol: Removal of Temporal and
Geographical Limitations
IV. The OAU Convention and the Cartagena Declaration
V. Asia: AALCC Principles
VI. Stateless Persons
VII. Are We All Refugees?
2. Asylum
I. History
II. The Principle of Non-refoulement: A Norm of
Customary International Law?
III. . The Principle of Non-refoulement and State Practice
IV. Concept of Temporary Protection
V. The Principle of Burden-sharing
VI. Extradition and Non-refoulement
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3. Rights and Duties of Refugees
I. Lifeworld of Refugees
II. Rights of Refugees
III. Future of the Refugee Rights Regime
IV. Duties of Refugees
4. The United Nations High Commissioner for
/ Refugees (UNHCR)
I. Predecessors
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II. UNHCR: Structure, Mandate and Functions
III. UNHCR and NGOs
IV. Refugees and the Role of ICRC
5. Causes of Refugee Flows and the Law of
State Responsibility
I. The Causes of Refugee Flows
II. The Law of State Responsibility
6. Durable Solutions
I. Resettlement
I I. Local Integration
III. Voluntary Repatriation: The Most Desirable Solution?
IV. Voluntary Repatriation: Legal Framework
V. Organised Repatriation
VI. Spontaneous Repatriation
VII. Durable Solutions and Refugee Children
7. International Law and Internally Displaced Persons
I. Refugees and IDPs Distinguished
II. Need for a Separate Instrument
II I. Definition
IV. Law of Humanitarian Assistance
V. Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement
VI. Role of UNHCR
VII. Safety Zones
8. Legal Condition of Refugees in India
I. The Story of Partition Refugees
II. Legal Framework
III. Tibetan Refugees
IV. Refugees from Bangladesh
V. Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees
VI. India and the 1951 Convention
VII. India and the UNHCR
Annexures
I. Statute of the Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees
I I. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951
III. Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees of
31 January 1967
Bibliography
About the Editor
Index


ISBN: 0761993622

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. International Law - Refugees - Legal Status

Dewey Class. No.: 341.481 CHI / CHI