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Women in refugee law, policy and practice: An introduction to the refugee survey quarterly special issue (2022)
Journal Article
Querton, C., & Dustin, M. (2022). Women in refugee law, policy and practice: An introduction to the refugee survey quarterly special issue. Refugee Survey Quarterly, 41(3), 347-354. https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/hdac023

As co-founders and conveners of the Women in Refugee Law (WiRL) network, we are delighted to introduce this Special Issue. The contributors are WiRL members who take forward the network's objectives of recentring the study of refugee women by reviewi... Read More about Women in refugee law, policy and practice: An introduction to the refugee survey quarterly special issue.

Non-State actors of protection and the sliding scale of protection for refugee women (2022)
Journal Article
Querton, C. (2022). Non-State actors of protection and the sliding scale of protection for refugee women. Refugee Survey Quarterly, 41(3), 444-471. https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/hdac020

The article argues that although the gradual recognition of non-State actors as agents of persecution was hailed as a success in ensuring better protection for refugee women at risk of harm from their community or family, the associated development o... Read More about Non-State actors of protection and the sliding scale of protection for refugee women.

Editorial: Sexuality, gender and asylum: Refugees at a crossroads (2022)
Journal Article
Querton, C., Held, N., Dustin, M., Danisi, C., & Ferreira, N. (2022). Editorial: Sexuality, gender and asylum: Refugees at a crossroads. Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 4, Article 930310. https://doi.org/10.3389/fhumd.2022.930310

Human rights have been increasingly recognized irrespective of one's sexual orientation of gender identity (SOGI) at international, regional and domestic levels; however, legal frameworks do not yet tackle violations of such rights effectively. As a... Read More about Editorial: Sexuality, gender and asylum: Refugees at a crossroads.

One step forward, two steps back? Interpreting 'particular social group' in the European Union (2022)
Journal Article
Querton, C. (2022). One step forward, two steps back? Interpreting 'particular social group' in the European Union. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 71(2), 425 - 451. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020589322000021

The article tests the claim of feminist scholars that concerns about gender have been marginalised in refugee law, by exploring the interpretation given to the concept of a 'Particular Social Group' set out in the 1951 Refugee Convention. It is argue... Read More about One step forward, two steps back? Interpreting 'particular social group' in the European Union.