The Status of Refugees in Asia

ISBN-13: 9780198256687 / Angielski / Twarda / 1992 / 232 str.

Withit;Muntarbhorn; Vitit Muntarbhorn

Opis

This volume surveys some 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 evaluated--from multilateral treaties to regional and national initiatives. The author surveys a selection of country profiles to illustrate the national implementation of law and policy, and to highlight performance of three Asian countries which have acceded to the 1951 United Nations Refugee Committee assessed: 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.

Recenzje

`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 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 complex 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, economics, and war. I recommend this book most highly.' The Journal of Asian Studies