Product Description

The situation of refugees is now one of the most pressing and urgent problems facing the international community and refugee law has grown in recent years to a subject of global importance. In this long-awaited second edition, each chapter has been thoroughly revised and updated and every issue, old and new, has received fresh analysis. Features of this new edition include: extensive additional annexes; coverage of new subjects, including internally displaced persons; so-called preventive protection; access to refugees; safety of refugees and relief personnel; the situation of refugee women and children; a detailed examination of the role of the UNHCR; an assessment of the protection possibilities (or lack of them) in the European Convention on Human Rights, and the current situation and possible future problems for Palestinians and emphasis on the decision-making process.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #840997 in Books
• Published on: 1996-08-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 624 pages

Review
.,."The second edition has replaced its predecessor as the most authoritative text available on international refugee law...a thorough and comprehensive discussion of legal concepts relating to refugees and the factors involved in the determination of refugee status."--Refugee Reports
.,."has contributed to its probable status as the premiere work in this facet of international human rights law."--American Society of International Law
"Goodwin Gill's book synthesizes recent developments in refugee law and policy."--Interights Bulletin

About the Author
Guy Goodwin-Gill is editor of the International Journal of Refugee Law