The Law of Refugee Status: James C. Hathaway

by Michelle Foster and James C. Hathaway

Book Overview

The definition of refugee embodied in the United Nations' 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol has been subscribed to by over a hundred states. Many of them, including Canada, have chosen to incorporate the definition in their domestic legislation, where it has worked its influence on decisions covering the granting of asylum or other forms of protection.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0409914797
• ISBN13: 9780409914795
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.