Non-refoulement through time: The case for a derogation clause to the refugee convention in mass influx emergencies

International Journal of Refugee Law

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-24

  Durieux, Jean François ^a   McAdam, Jane ^b  

^a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN RIGHTS; IMMIGRANT POPULATION; IMMIGRATION POLICY; REFUGEE;

EID: 3242679059     PISSN: 09538186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijrl/16.1.1     Document Type: Article

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