Restructured safe havens: a proposal for reform of the refugee protection system

In: Human rights quarterly: a comparative and international journal of the social sciences, humanities, and law, Band 22, Heft 1, S. 1-56

Abstract

Argues that current system does not adequately address situations of mass influx, and affords more protection to people who have crossed international borders than to those who have not; focus on role of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Examples of Sri Lanka and Tamil refugees in India, constraints, lack of accurate reporting and protection, burden-sharing, causes of flight, non-refoulement, and alternative mechanisms.