DNA Testing for Family Reunification in Canada: Points to Consider

Journal of International Migration and Integration

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 391-404

  Joly, Yann ^a   Salman, Shahad ^a   Ngueng Feze, Ida ^a   Granados Moreno, Palmira ^a   Stanton Jean, Michèle ^b   Lacey, Jacqueline ^c   Labelle, Micheline ^d   Dench, Janet ^e   Dove, Edward S ^f   Atak, Idil ^g   Bellefleur, Coline ^h   Heinemann, Torsten ^i,j   Langlais, Hugues ^k   Love, Roger ^l  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c Cabinet Me Jacqueline L Lacey   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e Canadian Council for Refugees   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^g RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h Canadian Muslim Lawyers Association   (Canada)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^k Cabinet Me Hugues Langlais   (Canada)

^l Cancer Care Ontario   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Biological child; Discrimination; DNA testing; Family reunification; Immigration

Indexed keywords

CITIZENSHIP; DNA; IMMIGRATION POLICY; NATIONAL IDENTITY; POLICY MAKING; TESTING METHOD;

CANADA;

EID: 84966393663     PISSN: 14883473     EISSN: 18746365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12134-016-0496-7     Document Type: Article

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