Who Is Worthy of Protection?

by Meghana Nayak

A surprisingly understudied topic in international relations is gender-based asylum. Gender-based asylum offers protection from deportation for migrants who have suffered gender violence and persecution in their home countries. Countries are increasingly acknowledging that even though international refugee law does not include "gender" as a category of persecution, gender violence can threaten people's lives and requires attention. But Meghana Nayak...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199397627
• ISBN13: 9780199397624
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"