Christel Querton's Outputs (5)

Women in refugee law, policy and practice: An introduction to the refugee survey quarterly special issue (2022)
Journal Article

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

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.

Access to protection for women seeking asylum in the UK (2022)
Book Chapter

In this chapter, we explore how the changes to UK asylum law, policy and process adopted in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 will impact women seeking asylum in the UK.

Editorial: Sexuality, gender and asylum: Refugees at a crossroads (2022)
Journal Article

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

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.