'… rich in material, precise and excitingly written …' Nils Weinberg, Kritische Justiz
1. The concealment controversy: An introduction; 2. Unpacking the controversy: theory and methods; Part I. Tracing 'Discretion' Reasoning: 3. Rejecting 'discretion': A turning point?; 4. Manifestly asserted: France; 5. Irreversibly determined: Germany; 6. Singled out: Spain; Part II. Exploring the Limits of Protection: 7. Drawing lines: Distinguishing protected groups from persecuted groups; 8. Mind the gap: Particular social group and the limits of protection; 9. Human rights: messing with the definition; 10. Conundrums, paradoxes and productive instability.