The UNHCR and the Supervision of International Refugee Law

The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and its 1967 Protocol, and many other important international instruments recognize the unique role the UNHCR plays in protecting refugees and supervising international refugee law. This in-depth analysis of the UNHCR's supervisory role in the international refugee protection regime examines the part played by key institutions, organizations and actors in the supervision of international refugee law. It provides suggestions and recommendations on how the UNHCR's supervisory role can be strengthened to ensure greater State Parties' compliance to their obligations under these international refugee rights treaties, and contributes to enhancing the international protection of refugees and to the promotion of a democratic global governance of the international refugee protection regime.

Author: James C. Simeon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/15/2013
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781107022850

About the Author
Simeon, James C.: - James C. Simeon is the Acting Director of the Centre for Refugee Studies (CRS) and an associate professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies at York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.