Discourse surrounding refugee protection in the Asian context often presumes the absence of relevant legal norms since most states in the region have not acceded to the 1951 Convention related to the status of refugees. Given continuing resistance to accession, some claim that Asia has essentially “rejected“ refugee law. Others suggest that states have nevertheless...
Tag: <span>Martin Jones</span>
The frontier of the international refugee regime: Refugee protection, legal orientalism, and what better alternative in the Middle East and Asia?
The Refugee Convention has been described as the definitive articulation of refugee law and the foundation of the international refugee regime; in its absence it seems law has a lesser role in the protection of refugees. Yet the Refugee Convention does not apply in jurisdictions where a majority of refugees live including most states in...