New Issue of IJRL

A special issue of the International Journal of Refugee Law (IJRL) has been published on the OAU and Kampala Conventions. Contents of vol. 31, nos. 2-3, June/Oct. 2019 include:

• Reconsidering African Refugee Law [abstract]
• The Supervision (or Not) of the 1969 OAU Refugee Convention [abstract]
• Who is a Refugee in Africa? A Principled Framework for Interpreting and Applying Africa’s Expanded Refugee Definition [abstract] [postprint]
• Mauritian Courts and the Protection of the Rights of Asylum Seekers in the Absence of Dedicated Legislation [abstract]
• The Role of African Courts in Promoting Refugee Rights [abstract] [IARMJ]
• In Lieu of a Travaux Préparatoires: A Commentary on the Kampala Convention for IDPs [abstract]
• Addressing Displacement in the Context of Disasters and the Adverse Effects of Climate Change: Elements and Opportunities in the Global Compact on Refugees [abstract]

The last statement to the 75th Meeting of the Standing Committee in June 2019 by the now former AHC to UNHCR, Volker Türk, is also reproduced.

In addition, case law summaries and three book reviews have been published.

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