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Care and protection of the Bengali refugees of 1971 in India : an assessment

Subhradipta Sarkar

Care and protection of the Bengali refugees of 1971 in India : an assessment - BangaloreBangalore NLSIU 2005 - 188 p. ; 25 cm.

TABLE OF CONTENTS -. Abbreviations; International Documents; Table of Statutes; Table of Cases; Chapter I: Introduction; 1.1 General Overview; 1.2 Early Notions; 1.2.1 Migration in the Early Times; 1.3 Modern Development; 1.3.1 Institutional Set-up; 1.3.1 .1 Under The League of Nations; 1.3.1.2 Under The United Nations; 1.3.2 International Legal Instruments; 1.3.2.1 Post World War I; 1.3.2.2 Post World War II; 1.3.3 The Refugee Flow in Modern Times; 1.3.4 Current State of Refugees around the Globe; 1.4 India, Pakistan and the Refugees; 1.4.1 East Pakistani Refugee Flow of 1971; 1.5 Research Methodology; Chapter II: Conceptual Developments and Indian Experience; 2.1 Expansion of Refugee Concept; 2.2 Regional Developments; 2.3 Legal Status of the Refugees in India; 2.3.1 Laws Governing Foreigners in general; 2.3.2 Some Refugee Legislations; 2.3.3 Role of the Courts; Chapter III: Genesis of the 1971 Problem3.1 Introduction to The Problem; 3.2 Before Independence of India and Pakistan; 3.3 Since Independence of Pakistan till 1969; 3.3.1 Political Relation Between the Two Wings; 3.3.2 Exploitation of East Pakistan by West Pakistan; 3.4 1969 till The War of Liberation; Chapter IV: The Refugee Flow and their Treatment in India; 4.1 Extent and Nature of the Refugee Flow; 4.2 Governmental Arrangements for the Refugees; 4.3 Role of the NGOs; 4.4 Problems in the Management of the Refugees; 4.5 Involvement of the International Community; 4.6 Financial Burden on India and The International Aid; 4.6.1 Legislative Efforts to ease Financial Burden; 4.6.2 Problems due to the Economic Reasons; 4.7 Involvement of The United Nations; 4.7.1 Role of UNHCR; 4.8 The Repatriation Programme and Further Efforts; 4.9 Legislative Efforts to deal with Security Reasons; 4.10 Cases emphasizing the Predominance of Refugee Interest; - -- -~ - Chapter V; Conclusion; 5.1 Observations; 5.2 Institutional Progress; 5.2.1 Activist judiciary; 5.2.2 Efforts of the National Human Rights; Commission; 5.3 Assessment and Recommendation; Annexure – I; Annexure – II; Annexure – III; Annexure – IV; Annexure – V; Annexure – VI; Annexure – VII; Annexure – VIII; Annexure – IX; Annexure – X; Annexure – Xl; Annexure – XII; Annexure – XIII; Annexure – XlV; Annexure – XV; Annexure – XVI; Bibliography


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