Refuge from Inhumanity? War Refugees and International Humanitarian Law [Kietas viršelis]

An anthology of papers by scholars of international law, this book looks at whether civilians fleeing war zones to seek asylum in another country (war refugees) are protected by international law. The book's major contribution is to look in depth at whether and how applying international humanitarian law may aid the protection of such people in useful ways. While international diplomats agree that war refugees should be protected by international refugee law, existing protections do not explicitly cover refugees from war. Contributors look at whether a combination of Geneva law and Hague law (collectively, IHL) might do the job. Sections look at cross-cutting issues, inclusion and exclusion under the Refugee Convention, regional definitions and systems, and protections for non-return to armed conflict. A final chapter looks at wider approaches. Annotation ©2014 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

This book contributes to a long-standing but ever topical debate about whether persons fleeing war to seek asylum in another country – ‘war refugees’ – are protected by international law. It seeks to add to this debate by bringing together a detailed set of analyses examining the extent to which the application of international humanitarian law (IHL) may usefully advance the legal protection of such persons. This generates a range of questions about the respective protection frameworks established under international refugee law (IRL) and IHL and, specifically, the potential for interaction between them. As the first collection to deal with the subject, the eighteen chapters that make up this unique volume supply a range of perspectives on how the relationship between these two separate fields of law may be articulated and whether IHL may contribute to providing refuge from the inhumanity of war.