Monday, December 30, 2019

New Issue: International Journal of Refugee Law

The latest issue of the International Journal of Refugee Law (Vol. 31, nos. 2/3, June/October 2019) is out. Contents include:
  • Special Issue: The OAU and Kampala Conventions
    • David James Cantor & Farai Chikwanha, Reconsidering African Refugee Law
    • Marina Sharpe, The Supervision (or Not) of the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention
    • Tamara Wood, Who Is a Refugee in Africa? A Principled Framework for Interpreting and Applying Africa’s Expanded Refugee Definition
    • Jamil Ddamulira Mujuzi, Mauritian Courts and the Protection of the Rights of Asylum Seekers in the Absence of Dedicated Legislation
    • Isaac Lenaola, The Role of African Courts in Promoting Refugee Rights
    • J O Moses Okello, In Lieu of a Travaux Préparatoires: A Commentary on the Kampala Convention for IDPs
    • Executive Committee of the High Commissioner’s Programme Statement by Volker Türk, Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, UNHCR
    • Volker Türk & Madeline Garlick, Addressing Displacement in the Context of Disasters and the Adverse Effects of Climate Change: Elements and Opportunities in the Global Compact on Refugees