Overview
The Status of Refugees in Asia surveys some of the key issues of law and policy affecting refugees in the Asian region. The movement and presence of refugees in different parts of the region is surveyed, and the general legal position - ranging from multilateral treaties to regional and national initiatives - evaluated. A selection of country profiles to illustrate the implementation of law and policy at the national level is provided, and the performance of three Asian countries which have acceded to the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol is assessed: namely, China, Japan, and the Philippines. Attention is given to the five other countries which have not acceded to these instruments - Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand - and current critical refugee problem areas such as Afghanistan and Sri Lanka examined.The book concludes by examining current difficulties with state practice in the region and presents possible solutions and new directions for the future.
Full Product Details
Author: Vitit Muntarbhorn (Associate Professor of Law, Associate Professor of Law, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Clarendon Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.40cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 22.60cm
Weight: 0.423kg
ISBN: 9780198256687
ISBN 10: 019825668
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 11 June 1992
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
This concise, well-organized, and well-written book is an important contribution to the study of refugees and law in Asia....While the book shows moderation and balance, it also has been written with a passion and a clear concern for asylum-seekers....This excellent little book goes a long way toward informing the reader of the basic problems that asylum-seekers face, the complexity of laws and policies that entangle them and sometimes protect them, and some of the possible solutions that will alleviate the terrible sufferings of these millions of victims of politics, eonomics, and war. I recommend this book most highly. --Journal of Asian Studies<br>
<br> This concise, well-organized, and well-written book is an important contribution to the study of refugees and law in Asia....While the book shows moderation and balance, it also has been written with a passion and a clear concern for asylum-seekers....This excellent little book goes a long way toward informing the reader of the basic problems that asylum-seekers face, the complexity of laws and policies that entangle them and sometimes protect them, and some of the possible solutions that will alleviate the terrible sufferings of these millions of victims of politics, eonomics, and war. I recommend this book most highly. --Journal of Asian Studies<br>
