Book contents
- The Evolution of Humanitarian Protection in European Law and Practice
- Cambridge Asylum and Migration Studies
- The Evolution of Humanitarian Protection in European Law and Practice
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Table of Cases
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Ethical Dimension of Immigration Policies
- 2 Humanitarian Considerations and the Institution of Asylum
- 3 Humanitarian Protection or Human Rights Protection?
- 4 A Solution for Persons with Other Protection Needs
- 5 From an Act of Charity towards a Legal Obligation?
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- The Evolution of Humanitarian Protection in European Law and Practice
- Cambridge Asylum and Migration Studies
- The Evolution of Humanitarian Protection in European Law and Practice
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Table of Cases
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 The Ethical Dimension of Immigration Policies
- 2 Humanitarian Considerations and the Institution of Asylum
- 3 Humanitarian Protection or Human Rights Protection?
- 4 A Solution for Persons with Other Protection Needs
- 5 From an Act of Charity towards a Legal Obligation?
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
During the summer of 2015, Europe faced an unimaginable situation. UNHCR had earlier in the year reported that the number of displaced persons of concern to the organization had reached unprecedented levels with close to 60 million forcibly displaced persons globally, of whom 20 million were refugees and 2 million asylum seekers. The massive displacement remained, however, abstract to most people in the West, even though fundraising campaigns were organized in support of the millions in encampments in the countries surrounding Syria, and horror images were shown on television of the atrocities committed by the black-hooded men of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021