Demography and rights: Women, children and access to asylum

International Journal of Refugee Law

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 227-243

  Bhabha, Jacqueline ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER; CHILD; IMMIGRATION POLICY; REFUGEE; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 3543127783     PISSN: 09538186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijrl/16.2.227     Document Type: Article

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