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Laws, policies, or social position? Capabilities and the determinants of effective protection in four African cities.

Submitted by cnghel on Thu, 2013/03/21 - 22:42

Primary Author(s):

Landau, Loren B.; Duponchel, Marguerite

Primary Institution:

African Centre for Migration and Society, University of the Witwatersrand

Journal of Refugee Studies 24(1): 1-22.

Language English

Drawing on data from four African cities, this article argues that the primary determinants of urban protection have less to do with direct assistance and policy frameworks than individuals’ choices and positions in social and institutional networks. It demonstrates that legal status is neither consistently associated with particular migration histories nor a reliable predictor of effective protection. Furthermore, it finds that on aggregate, displaced people are not the most vulnerable urban residents.

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http://jrs.oxfordjournals.org/content/24/1/1.abstract

Long-term consequences of displacement

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DEVELOPMENT, MOBILITY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS:

Submitted by yamiletk on Wed, 2012/04/25 - 16:42

Primary Author(s):

Wickramasekara, Piyasiri

Primary Institution:

Senior Migration Specialist, International Lbour Organization (ILO)

Refugee Survey Quarterly 28(4):165-200

Language English

Recent years have seen mobility and migration and their links to development high on

the global policy agenda and discourse. Yet, the missing dimension is the linkage

of these with the rights of migrant workers. Development now focuses on freedom,

choices and capabilities of people. It is crucially dependent on realization of human

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http://rsq.oxfordjournals.org.ezproxy.library.yorku.ca/content/28/4/165.full.pdf...

Mixed migration flows

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Stranded migrants and the fragmented journey

Submitted by yamiletk on Fri, 2012/03/23 - 12:37

Primary Author(s):

Collyer, M

Primary Institution:

Sussex centre for migration research, university of sussex

Journal of refugee studies (2010) 23(3), 273-293

Language English

Long and dangerous ‘fragmented journeys’ have become a common feature of global migration systems. These are more than simple responses to stricter migration controls and are associated with related developments in technology and communications. They are therefore a structural change in migration systems which require a re-examination of the ways in which protection is offered to migrants.

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Thu, 2010/08/05 (All day)

http://jrs.oxfordjournals.org/content/23/3/273.full.pdf+html

Mixed migration flows

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Complementary Protection and Beyond: How States Deal with Human Rights Protection

Submitted by rrn-owner on Wed, 2011/07/27 - 17:23

This paper outlines the grounds on which people may claim complementary protection in the European Union, United States and Canada, and the appeal processes available at each stage of the determination process. It also sets out additional types of claims that may be made, such as humanitarian and compassionate claims, although these do not technically constitute complementary protection since they are not based on States' international legal obligations.

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convention against torture

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Sydney Law School