Essays about: "Non-refoulement"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 53 essays containing the word Non-refoulement.

  1. 16. The Principle of Non-refoulement and the Protection of Converts : A Case Study on Converts in International Human Rights Law

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Alexandra Tawaifi; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to answer the questions: Is the principle of non-refoulementprotecting converts under international law? Is there any difference in the determination of non-refoulementof convertsdepending on supervising body? And if so, is it considered discrimination against converts?  These questions are answered by examining three cases from the ECtHR and five from the HRC. The research is conducted with the help of two methods and one theory. READ MORE

  2. 17. The Protection against Refoulment in the framework of Exclusion Clause: A complex problem within Asylum institution Case Study of Sweden Asylum System

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Edgar Burreta; [2019]
    Keywords : Refoulment Exclusion Clause Asylum; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The study analysis the urgent problem in the protection against refoulment to the individual s excluded from protection as a refugee in the context of the exclusion clause. In principle, the non-refoulment on the possibility of international law and EU legislation allow alien to claim asylum and prohibit the return for offences committed before the application for refuge to the state. READ MORE

  3. 18. Protection from refoulement for victims of human trafficking - An analysis of the principles under the Refugee Convention and the ECHR

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Erica Leufstedt; [2019]
    Keywords : Human Trafficking; non-refoulement; refugee status; ECHR; migration; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Being a victim of trafficking for sexual purposes could mean being subject to the most flagrant human rights violations there is, such as forced prostitution, rape, physical violence and sexual enslavement. After escaping captivity, the victim needs both social and medical assistance. READ MORE

  4. 19. The Stranger’s Case : Refugees and Moral Rights

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

    Author : Karin Jardstam; [2019]
    Keywords : Philosophy Etics Refugees Asylum Human Rights; Filosofi Etik Flyktingar Asyl Mänskliga rättigheter;

    Abstract : Using the events in Sweden in the autumn of 2015 as a practical example, this paper examines the question of whether there are circumstances when it is morally permissible for rich, democratic states to close their borders to asylum-seekers. To lay a common ground, the author starts by looking at the right of asylum-seekers, who a refugee is, and what obligations a host country have towards them. READ MORE

  5. 20. The EU's Migration Control in the Central Mediterranean: The protection from refoulement in situations of interception on the high seas

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Amanda Szemberg; [2019]
    Keywords : Non-refoulement; Human rights; Refugee crisis; EU; Common European Asylum System; CEAS; Sovereignty; Solidarity; Migration control; Central Mediterranean Sea; Operation Triton; Operation Sophia; Jurisdiction; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The use of the term ‘refugee crisis’ does already suggest a scenario that apparently, the European Union was not expecting and consequently, was not prepared to tackle. As the mass influx of asylum seekers arrived in Europe in 2015, the national reception systems, especially in states of first arrival such as Greece and Italy were disrupted, and the Common European Asylum System was put to a test. READ MORE