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Stevens, Dallal (2013) What do we mean by protection? International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, Volume 20 (Number 2). pp. 233-262. doi:10.1163/15718115-02002005 ISSN 1385-4879.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718115-02002005
Abstract
Protection is arguably the raison-d’être of refugee policy. Yet, surprisingly, the meaning of protection is not without ambiguity. ‘Domestic protection’ can be distinguished from ‘international protection’; the sense attributed to protection within the 1951 Refugee Convention contrasts with that of the 1950 United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Statute. Equally, how the state interprets its protective obligations departs frequently from the practice of humanitarian organisations. Alongside such differences, there has been a proliferation of protection concepts in recent years which, far from improving understanding, have added unnecessary confusion and undermined the fundamental purpose of protection. This article considers the language of ‘protection’ within the refugee field and argues that protection proliferation must now be addressed and reversed.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | International Journal on Minority and Group Rights | ||||
Publisher: | Martinus Nijhoff | ||||
ISSN: | 1385-4879 | ||||
Official Date: | 2013 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 20 | ||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 233-262 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1163/15718115-02002005 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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