Penelope Mathew, President and Human Rights Commissioner, ACT Human Rights Commission and Tristan Harley, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, The University of New South Wales, Australia

• Contents: Introduction PART I REGIONALISM, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY-SHARING 1. Regionalism and Refugee Protection 2. The Responsibility of States to Protect Refugees 3. Sharing Responsibility Among States PART II PAST AND PRESENT REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR REFUGEES 4. The Comprehensive Plan of Action for Indochinese Refugees 5. The International Conferences on Assistance to Refugees in Africa 6. The International Conference on Central American Refugees 7. The Common European Asylum System 8. The Mexico Declaration and Plan of Action and Cartagena+ 9. Lessons Learned Index

‘Refugees, Regionalism and Responsibility sets out to critically analyse the extent to which particular regional arrangements have resulted in protection and durable solution for refugees. In my view, it achieves this objective and more through an in-depth presentation of facts and perspectives and a multi-faceted analysis that reviews programmes for their impact on regional dynamics, individual refugees and migrants and other displaced groups.’

Penelope Mathew, President and Human Rights Commissioner, ACT Human Rights Commission and Tristan Harley, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, The University of New South Wales, Australia

• Contents: Introduction PART I REGIONALISM, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY-SHARING 1. Regionalism and Refugee Protection 2. The Responsibility of States to Protect Refugees 3. Sharing Responsibility Among States PART II PAST AND PRESENT REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR REFUGEES 4. The Comprehensive Plan of Action for Indochinese Refugees 5. The International Conferences on Assistance to Refugees in Africa 6. The International Conference on Central American Refugees 7. The Common European Asylum System 8. The Mexico Declaration and Plan of Action and Cartagena+ 9. Lessons Learned Index

‘Refugees, Regionalism and Responsibility sets out to critically analyse the extent to which particular regional arrangements have resulted in protection and durable solution for refugees. In my view, it achieves this objective and more through an in-depth presentation of facts and perspectives and a multi-faceted analysis that reviews programmes for their impact on regional dynamics, individual refugees and migrants and other displaced groups.’

Penelope Mathew, President and Human Rights Commissioner, ACT Human Rights Commission and Tristan Harley, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, The University of New South Wales, Australia

• Contents: Introduction PART I REGIONALISM, RESPONSIBILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY-SHARING 1. Regionalism and Refugee Protection 2. The Responsibility of States to Protect Refugees 3. Sharing Responsibility Among States PART II PAST AND PRESENT REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR REFUGEES 4. The Comprehensive Plan of Action for Indochinese Refugees 5. The International Conferences on Assistance to Refugees in Africa 6. The International Conference on Central American Refugees 7. The Common European Asylum System 8. The Mexico Declaration and Plan of Action and Cartagena+ 9. Lessons Learned Index

‘Refugees, Regionalism and Responsibility sets out to critically analyse the extent to which particular regional arrangements have resulted in protection and durable solution for refugees. In my view, it achieves this objective and more through an in-depth presentation of facts and perspectives and a multi-faceted analysis that reviews programmes for their impact on regional dynamics, individual refugees and migrants and other displaced groups.’