Secondary refugee movements and the return of asylum seekers to third countries: The meaning of effective protection

International Journal of Refugee Law

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 567-677

  Legomsky, Stephen H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL LAW; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; REFUGEE;

EID: 1942516951     PISSN: 09538186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijrl/15.4.567     Document Type: Article

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