Christel Querton Christel.Querton@uwe.ac.uk
Wallscourt Fellow in Law
Conflict Refugees: European Union Law and Practice
Querton, Christel
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Abstract
Based on a systematic and empirical comparative study of six European Union countries, Christel Querton explores judicial decision-making in the context of persons fleeing armed conflicts in the EU. Addressing and redressing misconceptions about the relevance of the Refugee Convention, this book demonstrates how appellate authorities across the EU approach situations of armed conflict predominantly through outdated understandings of warfare and territoriality. Thus, they apply a higher standard of proof than is warranted by international refugee law. Adopting a gender perspective, Querton also shows how appellate authorities fail to acknowledge the gender-differentiated impact of armed conflicts. Drawing from gender and security studies, this book proposes an original conceptual framework which, supported by existing international legal standards, reframes the definition of ‘refugee’ and better reflects the reality of violence in modern-day conflicts. In doing so, it re-asserts the Refugee Convention as the cornerstone of international protection.
Book Type | Monograph |
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Online Publication Date | Jul 31, 2023 |
Publication Date | 2023 |
Deposit Date | Jan 27, 2023 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 1, 2024 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Series Title | Cambridge Asylum and Migration Studies |
ISBN | 9781009359429 |
Keywords | Law, Human Rights, Humanitarian Law |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10389602 |
Related Public URLs | https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/conflict-refugees/3FC72213CDC52737B4CFCA1D4FD2B68D |
Contract Date | Oct 27, 2022 |
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This is the authors accepted manuscript of 'Chapter 5: Judicial Constructions of ‘Well-Founded Fear of Being Persecuted’ in Situations of Contemporary Armed Conflicts', which features in the book 'Conflict Refugees: European Union Law and Practice' published by Cambridge University Press in July 2023.
Copyright: Cambridge University Press 2023.
The published book is available here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/conflict-refugees/3FC72213CDC52737B4CFCA1D4FD2B68D
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