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Governance and prima facie refugee status determination: Clarifying the boundaries of temporary protection, group determination, and mass influx

The governance of the refugee regime requires conceptual clarity. An essential part of that regime is the conduct of refugee status determination. One form of refugee status determination is widely conducted but is poorly understood and often misconstrued. It is known as prima facie refugee status determination, a term which commentators from academia, practice, and … متابعة قراءة Governance and prima facie refugee status determination: Clarifying the boundaries of temporary protection, group determination, and mass influx →

National Security and Canadian immigration: Deconstructing the discourse of trade-offs.

This essay offers an analysis of national security provisions in immigration law before and after 9/11 as well as the “smart border” initiative. Post 9/11 developments do not represent a sea change in immigration or border policies, but merely the latest chapter in a fitful history of grand gestures of humanitarianism, political expedience and racist … متابعة قراءة National Security and Canadian immigration: Deconstructing the discourse of trade-offs. →