The Constitutionalization of Human Rights Law: Implications for Refugees

by Stephen Meili

The Constitutionalization of Human Rights Law analyses how lawyers representing refugees use human rights provisions in national constitutions to close the gap between the Law and it's implementation. Focusing on five countries (Colombia, Mexico, South Africa, Uganda, the United States) the book examines how lawyers adapt creatively to social, political, and legal contexts. Many refugee-receiving states openly reject or passively ignore their obligation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019886843X
• ISBN13: 9780198868439
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 8.6"