The Concealment Controversy

Sexual Orientation, Discretion Reasoning and the Scope of Refugee Protection

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

AvJanna Wessels,Amsterdam) Wessels, Janna (Vrije Universiteit

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The idea that a claim for international protection can be rejected on the basis that the claimant behave 'discreetly' in their country of origin has remained resilient in asylum claims based on sexual orientation, but also other grounds of claim. This is significant because requiring an asylum-seeker to forgo the reason for which they are persecuted questions the very rationale of refugee protection. This book represents the first principled examination of concealment in refugee law. Janna Wessels connects the different strands of the long-standing debate in both common and civil law jurisdictions and scholarship concerning the question of whether and under which circumstances a claimant must conceal to avoid persecution. In so doing, Wessels uncovers a fundamental tension at the core of the refugee concept. By using sexuality as a lens, this study breaks new ground regarding sexual orientation claims and wider issues surrounding the refugee definition.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-07-29
Mått152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt599 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor322
FörlagCambridge University Press
ISBN9781108837095

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1. The concealment controversy: An introduction; 2. Unpacking the controversy: theory and methods; Part I. Tracing 'Discretion' Reasoning: 3. Rejecting 'discretion': A turning point?; 4. Manifestly asserted: France; 5. Irreversibly determined: Germany; 6. Singled out: Spain; Part II. Exploring the Limits of Protection: 7. Drawing lines: Distinguishing protected groups from persecuted groups; 8. Mind the gap: Particular social group and the limits of protection; 9. Human rights: messing with the definition; 10. Conundrums, paradoxes and productive instability.

'Janna Wessels' detailed and enthralling book guides the reader on a journey into the complex underbelly of refugee law, and asks some of the most fundamental questions about the scope of state responsibilities to protect persons at risk of harm on account of their inherent characteristics (race, ethnicity, sex or gender, sexual orientation), or their opinions and beliefs. While her analysis is focused on the often incompatible jurisprudence and literature on sexual orientation claims, the book is relevant for all types of refugee claims. It is a compelling read.' Alice Edwards , former Chief of Protection Policy and Legal Advice, UNHCR

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