About this Course
Postgraduate Laws programme:
Master of Laws (LLM), Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate
Course outline
| International refugee law |
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| Students should have some previous knowledge of public international law. |
| Section A: The development of, and responsibility for, international protection of refugees |
| · Historical perspective |
| · The legal framework: The 1951 Refugee Convention and other instruments |
| · Definition of refugee: Beyond the classical definition |
| · Assessment in refugee status determination procedures |
| · International approaches to refugee protection |
| · Legal protection of international displaced persons and stateless persons |
| Section B: The European dimension of refugee law |
| · European immigration practices and policies |
| · The evolving European Union Acquis on asylum: The European framework for refugee protection |
| · European Union refugee status determination procedures |
| · Responsibility and internal protection: European Union Directive on qualification for international protection |
| · European Union jurisprudence: Interaction of the European Convention on Human Rights and refugee law |
| Section C: The rights of refugees |
| · Standards of treatment |
| · Durable solutions to refugee problems |
| · Selected substantive rights of refugees under the 1951 Refugee Convention: Principle of non-discrimination Right to a fair trial Family reunification Employment Housing Education Freedom of movement |
| Section D: Contemporary issues in refugee law |
| · Refugee issues and armed conflicts: Dynamic of mobility and displacement |
| · Women and children refugees |
| · Non-Refoulement: A peremptory norm of international law |
| · Loss and denial of refugee status: Article 1F of the 1951 Refugee Convention. |
| Sequence: Section A first. |
| Textbooks: Gina Clayton, Textbook on Immigration and Asylum Law 2nd ed (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), ISBN: 9780199289738 |
| Guy S. Goodwin-Gill and Jane McAdam, The Refugee in International Law 3rd ed (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 2007), ISBN: 9780199207633 |
| James C. Hathaway, The Rights of Refugees under International Law (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005), ISBN: 9780521542630 |