Refugee Law in India

This book considers refugee protection mandates and addresses how legal scholarship can articulate a comprehensive and humane response to the contemporary refugee problem. Analyzing philosophical discourses and India's policies and practices on refugee protection, including judgments of Indian Courts in refugee related cases, it examines how organizational efforts can make these policies and practices equal for every refugee in India. It also surveys prevailing discriminative protection standards and entitlements developed through Conventions, Declaration and Directives, and compares and contrasts national refugee legislations in South Africa, Brazil and Canada. A key read for scholars and practitioners interested in the legal and policy implications of refugee protection, this text identifies various practices of nation-States from across the North/South divide and provides key insights into the evolving nature of protection agendas.

Argues for international dialogue to improve refugee protection in India and across the global North/South divide Provides an international comparison of refugee protection standards across countries such as India, South Africa, Brazil and Canada Based on data collected through field based study through interview of refugees in India Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Autorentext

Dr. Shuvro Prosun Sarker is a Researcher at the Centre for Regulatory Studies, Governance and Public Policy, West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences, India. He is an Assistant Editor of the Asian Journal of Legal Education, and Former Mentor at the Legal Aid Society of National University of Juridical Sciences, India. He is the author of Clinical Legal Education in India (Palgrave, 2015).

Inhalt

Introduction.- Philosophy of Refugee Protection and Legal Condition of Refugees in India.- Response of Judiciary Towards Refugees in India.- Parlimentary Proceedings, Response of National Human Rights Commission and Institutions Towards Refugees in India.- Field Study on Condition of Refugees in India.- International Standards of Refugee Protection.- A Comparative Study on National Refugee Law of South Africa, Brazil and Canada.- Visualization of a Refugee Law for India.- The Call for a New Law.