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 Human Rights and Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrant Workers: Essays in Memory of Joan Fitzpatrick and Arthur Helton

Contents

• • Preliminary Material (i-xxx)   (371K)
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    • Table of Contents
    • Preface
    • Joan M.Fitzpatrick
    • Arthur C.Helton
    • Acknowledgements
    • About the Authors
  • 1 What Is Forces Migration? (1-14) by Arthur C. Helton and Eliana Jacobs   (180K)
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    • I Introduction
    • II Early Promise of International Refugee Regime
    • III the International Refugee Regime: a Need for Reform
    • IV Proposed Definition
    • V Analysis of Proposed Definition
    • VI Conclusion
  • 2 Towards a Comprehensive Approach to Protecting Refugees and the Internally Displaced (15-64) by Monette Zard   (403K)
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    • I Background to This Study
    • II the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and the Right to Seek and Enjoy Asylum
    • III Refugee and IDP Protection – Tension or Synergy?
    • IV Protection or Containment?
    • V In-country Protection Is Often No Protection at All
    • VI Internal Flight Alternatives
    • VII Return to Situations of Internal Displacement
    • VIII UNHCR's Role with Respect to Internally Displaced Persons
    • IX Other Institutional Paths to a Comprehensive Approach to Refugee and IDP Protection?
    • X Refugee and IDP Advocacy - toward Comprehensive Advocacy Strategies
    • XI Appendix
  • 3 (Mis)perception of Refugees, State Sovereignty, and the Continuing Challenge of International Protection (65-90) by Brian Gorlick   (264K)
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    • I Unfair Burdens and Avoiding State Responsibility
    • II the Challenges of Delivering International Protection
    • III the Need for Strengthened Focus
    • IV State Sovereignty and Immigration Control
    • V Familiar Problems but Which Way Forward?
    • VI Conclusion
  • 4 The Frontiers of the Sovereign (91-122) by Boldizsar Nagy   (310K)
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    • I the Desire for a Final Yardstick (Etalon)
    • II Views on the Relationship of Sovereignty and Migration Control
    • III the Control over the Political and the Geographical Space
    • IV on the Autonomus Hungarian Immigration Policy
    • V Schengenland
    • VI Conclusions
  • 5 Living after Tragedy: the UN Baghdad Bomb One Year on (123-126) by Gil Loescher   (132K)
  • 6 Life with Dignity: What Is the Minimum Standard? (127-144) by Gerald Martone   (209K)
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    • I False Hopes and Unfulfilled Promises
    • II Disaster Pornography
    • III "Do Not Harm" Does Not Mean Do Nothing at All
    • IV Efficient but Not Effective
    • V "People Are Dying"
    • VI the Conspiracy of Silence
    • VII Dependency: Beware of Handouts
    • VIII Beggars Cannot Be Choosers
    • IX Teach a Man to Fish
    • X a Rights-based Approach
    • XI a Recipe for Respect
    • XII Customer or Benefactor?
  • 7 The Emergency Alibi (145-154) by Gerald Martone and Hope Neighbor   (170K)
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    • I People Are Dying
    • II Too Much Work, Too Little Time
    • III Why the Alibi?
    • IV Recognizing the Emergency Alibi at Work
    • V "Don't Just Do Something, Stand There!"
    • VI Ald Workers: an Expendable Resource?
    • VII the Scientists of Relief
    • VIII Altering Organizational Incentives
  • 8 Again and Again: the UN's Betrayal of the Internally Displaced in South and Central Iraq, 1991-2003 (155-178) by John Fawcett and Victor Tanner   (257K)
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    • I Introduction
    • II Displacement and the Iraqi Ba'thi State
    • III Pre-war Sources of Information on the Internally Displaced in Iraq
    • IV Historical Context
    • V Forced Displacement in South and Central Iraq
    • VI Estimating the Numbers
    • VII Difficulty of Access
    • VIII UN Agencies and the Iraqi Food Ration System
    • IX Conclusion
  • 9 Taliban-run Afghanistan: the Politics of Closed Border and Protection (179-210) by Norah Niland   (308K)
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    • I Introduction
    • II Roots of Displacement
    • III Principles and Politics
    • IV Refugees and Changed Agendas
    • V Conclusion
  • 10 Non-Refoulement through Time: the Case for a Derogation Clause to the Refugee Convention in Mass Influx Emergencies (211-232) by Jean-Francois Durieux and Jane Mcadam   (246K)
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    • I Introduction and Background
    • II Sizing up the Gap
    • III "Non-refoulement" through Time
    • IV from Mass Influx to Humanitarian Emergency
    • V Features of a Derogation Regime
    • VI Conclusion
  • 11 Human Rights, Refugees, and the Fate of Minorities (233-248) by Bernard F. Hamilton   (195K)
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    • I Introduction
    • II the Impact of Total War
    • III the Initial Response
    • IV the UN Charter System
    • V the UN Treaty System
    • VI the Enforcement of International Standards
    • VII the Early Protection of Collectivities
    • VIII the UN Treaty Mechanism and Minorities
    • IX the UN Charter Mechanisms and Minorities
    • X Minority Protection beyond the Human Rights Mechanisms
    • XI the Contribution of International Criminal Law
    • XII the Regional Protection of Minorities
    • XIII Conclusion
  • 12 Refugee Jurisprudence, Crimes against Humanity, and Customary International Law (249-268) by Ronald C. Slye   (1M)
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    • I the Tension
    • II Membership as a Basis for Responsibility
    • III Duress and Related Defenses
    • IV Other Areas of Inquiry
    • V Concluding Observations
  • 13 The Role of Human Rights Bodies in Protecting Refugees (269-282) by Chaloka Beyani   (194K)
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    • I Introduction
    • II Why Human Rights?
    • III the Use of Human Rights
    • IV Persecution
    • V Non-refoulement
    • VI Standards of Treatment
    • VII Conclusion
  • 14 International Human Rights Treaties and the Rights of Female Refugees and Asylum Seekers by Stephanie Farrior (283-320)   (328K)
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    • I Overview of International Human Rights Treaty Provisions Relevance to Female Refugees
    • II Treaty Provisions Relevant to Issue Faced by Female Refugees
    • III Closing Remarks
  • 15 The Alvarez Case and the Rule of Law (321-348) by Paul L. Hoffman   (287K)
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    • I Introduction
    • II the War on Terror and the Rule of Law
    • III the Connection between Alvarez and Guantanamo
    • IV the Facts of Alvarez
    • V Obstacles to the Enforcement of International Human Rights in U.S. Courts before Alvarez
    • VI Road to the Supreme Court
    • VII International Human Rights in U.S. Courts through the Alien Tort Claims Act
    • VIII Return to the Supreme Court
    • IX Reflections on Alvarez; Tribute to Joan
    • X Addendum
  • 16 Protecting the Right to Family Life in U.S. Immigration Proceedings: a Fundamental Right with a Limited Remedy (349-384) by William J. Aceves   (332K)
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    • I Introduction
    • II the Right to Family Life under International Law
    • III Applying International Law in the United States
    • IV the Right to Family Life in U.S. Immigration Proceedings
  • 17 Are We Headed in the Right Direction? Reflections on the New (2001) Rules of Procedure of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in Light of the Experience of the European System (385-442) by Christina M. Cerna   (432K)
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    • I Jus Standi: Direct Access of the Victim to the Court
    • II Admissibility Procedure
    • III Time Periods
    • IV Friendly Settlements under the American Declaration and "Other Applicable Instruments"
    • V Follow-up
    • VI Precautionary Measures
    • VII Criteria for Submitting a Case to the Inter-American Court
    • VIII Rapporteurs and Working Groups
    • IX Languages
    • X Powers of the President
    • XI Powers of the Executive Secretary
    • XII Hearings
    • XIII Duplication of Procedures
    • XIV the European Commissioner of Human Rights
    • XV Conclusion
  • 18 Stars and Mud: the Participation of Refugee Workers in Refugee Policy Formation (443-458) by David Matas   (197K)
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    • I Access
    • II Definition of Protection
    • III an Independent Qualified Decision-maker
    • IV Right to Counsel
    • V Controlling Unscrupulous Consultants
    • VI Disclosure
    • VII an Oral Hearing
    • VIII Benefit of the Doubt
    • IX Reasons
    • X an Appeal
    • XI a Possibility of Reopening
    • XII Humane Treatment of Claimants
    • XIII Access to Judicial Review
    • XIV Conclusions
  • 19 International Standards of Due Process for Migrant Workers, Asylum Seekersm and Refugees (459-474) by Juan E. Mendez, Helena Olea and Andreas Feldmann   (207K)
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    • I International Human Rights Norms and Migrants
    • II Suggestions on Minimum Guarantees of Due Process for Non-citizens
    • III Conclusions
  • 20 Equal Labor Rights for Undocumented Migrant Workers (475-516) by Doug Cassel   (358K)
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    • I Mexico's Questions
    • II U.S. Domestic Legal Remedies for Undocumented Workers Illegally Discharged for Union Activities: Sure-Tan, IRCA, and Hoffman
    • III Fundamental Labor Rights and State Sovereignty
    • IV International Instruments Specifically Recognizing Labor Rights of Undocumented Workers
    • V General Guarantees of Equality and Non-discrimination
    • VI Denial of Certain Remedies to Undocumented Workers
    • VII Progressive Development in Labor Rights of Migrant Workers
    • VIII Are Norms of Equality and Non-discrimination Jus Cogens?
    • IX Conclusion
  • 21 Advocates Should Use Applicable International Standards to Address Violations of Undocumented Migrant Workers' Rights in the United States (517-550) by Connie De La Vega and Conchita Lozano-Batista   (332K)
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    • I Introduction
    • II Working Conditions of Migrant Workers in the U.S.
    • III Hoffman and Its Aftermath
    • IV Relevant International Law Protecting the Workplace Rights of Migrant Workers
    • V Conclusion
  • 22 New International Human Rights Standards in Unauthorized Immigrant Worker Rights: Seizing an Opportunity to Pull Governments Out of the Shadows (551-582) by Beth Lyon   (322K)
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    • I Introduction
    • II Key Role of Comparative Research
    • III Current Lack of Comparative Information
    • IV Three Principles That Should Underlie Comparative Research
    • V Conclusion
  • Index (583-599)   (201K)