Essays about: "geneva convention on refugees"
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1. Between Refugees’ Rights and State’s Interests: Securitization of Migration in Greece during the Refugee ‘Crisis’ in Europe
University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheterAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the ongoing refugee ‘crisis’ in the EU, arguing that the EU’s approach towards the refugee issue largely speaks for the establishment of a new phase of migration in Europe. As opposed to the previous phase in the aftermath of the Cold War where a common European refugee policy was evident, today, each of the Union’s member-states seems to emphasize on its own migration policy in order to protect its national interests and security. READ MORE
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2. The Stranger’s Case : Refugees and Moral Rights
University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudierAbstract : 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
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3. Turkey's Asylum Policy in the Light of EU Accession - The Impact of its Geographical Limitation to the Geneva Convention
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The reader of this thesis will gain an enhanced understanding of the complexity of the EU-Turkey relations on asylum. Turkey has ratified the Geneva Convention relating to the status of refugees with a geographical limitation. READ MORE
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4. A Study of the Protection Afforded to Persons at Risk of Trafficking by Article 1A(2) of the Geneva Convention Regarding the Status of Refugees (1951) as Amended by the Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees (1967)
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Juridiska institutionenAbstract : The Geneva Convention regarding the Status of Refugees (1951) protects whoever can be considered a refugee internationally. Even though there is little doubt trafficked persons suffer harm on account of this criminal business, the applicability of the Convention in these cases is problematic since persons at risk cannot easily fulfil the criteria set up in Art. READ MORE
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5. “One for all or all for one?” A normative study of the moral duty towards asylum seekers and refugees in the EU
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : In this paper, the moral duty towards asylum seekers and refugees in the EU is highlighted, from the perspectives of Universalism and Communitariarism. Due to different levels of safety and conditions related to being granted asylum in EU member states, the attractiveness of these states for asylum seekers and refugees to seek protection differ substantially. READ MORE
