Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

from Europe came to Canada. Although Canada’s immigration policy was improving and they were an active member in the United Nations Organization, they took two steps back when they refused to sign the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. This convention was developed to prevent repeating mistakes made during the holocaust. One would think that Canada would be the first country to sign considering they were one of the worst perpetrators when it came to contributing…

Currently, WUSC sponsors only UNHCR recognized refugees (see appendix B for the definition of a refugee and others). This is to some extent limiting WUSC because when other issues arise, support for refugees fades. Besides, “refugee-like situations”, such as climate refugees, conflict refugees, and internally displaced people, are on the rise, which are not considered as refugees under the UNHCR and the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees definition of a refugee (UNOHCHR, 1951).…

since most refugees initially seek asylum in neighboring countries, it is doubtful that the only getting across the nearest border will automatically give them such a huge culture shock. Second, the assumption is based on another myopic assumption that their country of origin is the most suitable and peaceful place for any displaced persons. Some researchers assert that…

‘The Universal Periodic Review does not change state behaviour’. Discuss with relation to both Australia’s Universal Periodic Review in 2011, and the lead-up to Australia’s Universal Periodic Review in 2015. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a monitoring mechanism by the United Nations that aims to promote a universal approach and fair approach in the review of each country’s human rights position1. In January of 2011, Australia was subject to the UPR review and numerous…

There are certain legal consequences attached to the combatant status which explain the difficulties which occurred from agreeing on the definition of combatant because it proved very crucial for the states to delimit which fighter could claim such a privilege of belligerent status. The status of the lawful belligerent is only recognized in the context of international armed conflict which is defined by the act 2 of Geneva convention. Going back into the history, The privileges which were…

There is a deep history of exclusionary state policies and laws in regards to immigrants in general, which profoundly inform the sentiment towards asylum seekers today. The United States for example had the Chinese Exclusion Act from 1875 to 1882, and the 1924 Johnson-Reed Act which limited the total number of immigrants per year (Rose-Redwood, The United States: Historical and Contemporary Migration, 2016). These two examples show the racialized and restrictive immigration policies of the…

penalty was launched. It launches a second campaign against torture including the torture of abolition in 1984, and in 1986 the Amnesty International USA launches the Conspiracy of Hope concert tour with U2, Fela Kuti, Sting Peter and others. The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment enters into force in 1987. In 1989 the organization launch a new campaign against death penalty with a major report, when the state kills: the death penalty vs.…

“Internal migration and the Inadequancy of municipality services in Izmir: The case of Asarlik” Erkin Sarı, Haluk Görgün, Mevra Kaya, Zeynep Kara Gediz University Introduction Human development depends on social, cultural and physical changes and these changes may impact us in positive or negative way. One of the most important changes in our environment are the ones related to migration (Gun et al., 2008). Human migration refers to movement of people from one country to another or…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…