Refugee law

Topic and Main Question: My topic for this paper will be the Syrian refugee crisis. My main question is what is the most effective and reasonable way we can aid this crisis and help the refugees, without serious consequences? Summarize: In “Regulating Human Rights: International Organizations, Flexible Standards, and International Refugee Law” Jill Goldenziel discuss possible solutions in further improving how refugees are currently handled. Currently there are international laws and treaties which enforce numerous details. This includes who can qualify as a refugee, how they can legally become considered a refugee, and which rights they will obtain after they pass all the hoops and ladders and “gain” their refugee status. All of these laws,…

people away, and the benefits that pull people to certain states are dynamic and multifaceted. The specific situation of people who flee their home country in search of safety is brought to question here, and the complexities and contradictions the process involves. Displaced persons seeking asylum are protected under the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention, but sovereign states actively implement restrictive measures that serve to criminalize asylum seekers and they are pushed to create…

Like the United States, Canada is one of a handful of countries where immigration has traditionally been a major factor in society and culture. In the early twentieth century, Canada began to control its immigrants flow by implementing policies that excluded applicants who were not originally European. In 1976, new laws removed ethnic’s criteria, and Canada became a destination for immigrants from a wide variety of countries, which stays the same today. As being among the world’s most generous…

1.0 Introduction 1.1 Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Australia In Australia the Refugee and Asylum Seeker social justice issue is a recurring matter that causes the Australian Government to take action. The Refugee issue in Australia divides the nation in half between the Government’s and the Catholic Church’s opinions. This causes a range of interest including professionals, priests, students and more people to write about the Refugee social justice issue. Morrissey is a professional who…

The High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has two branches; the Division of Operational Services and the Division of International Protection Services. It determines “refugee status” and advocates and seeks solutions for the refugees. A main piece of legislation is the Refugee Act of 1980, with a main goal of bringing the United States into compliance with international…

Refugees seek protection and security from other states. The protection and safety of refugees are one of the legitimate interests of states because refugees are the primary victims of terrorism (Murillo, 2009). Moreover, security of refugees enables states to show compliance with the international refugee laws and to strengthen their rule of law. The massive violation of human rights, intolerance, internal conflicts, and violence can be avoided through refugee protection (Murillo, 2009).…

In recent decades, there has been a global increase in the number of displaced people and people seeking asylum. The sheer magnitude and complexity of refugee movements has placed pressure on many destination countries to respond in ways which are sustainable, economical and respectful of human rights. One such approach has been the creation of detention centres to process asylum seekers. In this essay, an argument is made that while short-term detention of asylum seekers is justifiable,…

Canada has had laws and regulations in place that govern the admission of immigrants since 1869. The first immigration act in Canada was put in place in 1869 and its main focus was to ensure the safety of immigrants and to protect them from exploitation when they arrived to Canada (Van Dyk, 2002). This act had very few restrictions on immigration, Prime Minister John A. Macdonald had hoped that an open immigration policy would help to encourage a settlement of the West. Later in 1885, The Royal…

Manus. If these people are running from dangerous and unhealthy situations, then why are they being put into similar situations in another country. The three topics that are being covered include: how Australia doesn’t protect the human rights, what the rights towards refugees and asylum seekers are and how the rights towards refugees and asylum seekers are violated and finally what is currently being done to stop Australia from violating these rights? Since the signing of the human rights…

Introduction: This booklet is about refugees and Asylum Seekers, this book will tell you about; What are refugees and Asylum Seekers, It will have graphs and flowcharts about the process of getting to Australia as a refugee or an asylum seeker, it will talk about what people smugglers are, what Detention Centers and Immigrants are, It will also talk about where they have come from and how they arrive in Australia. What is a refugee? A refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their…