Elizabeth White Elizabeth6.White@uwe.ac.uk
Interim AHoD: History and Media
The legal status of Russian refugees, 1921-1936
White, Elizabeth
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Abstract
This article examines the development of refugee protection in the interwar years. It argues that the legal framework was pushed by refugee lawyers and jurists who helped create the category of 'refugee' as a legal person in need of special protections and in possession of certain rights.
Citation
White, E. (2017). The legal status of Russian refugees, 1921-1936. Comparativ -Leipzig-, 18-38
| Journal Article Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Acceptance Date | Jan 3, 2017 |
| Publication Date | Jun 1, 2017 |
| Journal | Comparativ. Zeitschrift fur Globalgeschichte und Vergleichende Gesellshaftsforschung |
| Print ISSN | 0940-3566 |
| Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
| Pages | 18-38 |
| Keywords | refugees, League of Nations, international law, human rights |
| Publisher URL | http://www.univerlag-leipzig.de |
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