Refugees, Democracy and the Law - 9780367461676

Taylor & Francis

Refugees, Democracy and the LawPolitical Rights at the Margins of the State\nAuthor(s): Dana Schmalz\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367461676, 978-0367461676\nSynopsis\nThe book provides an in-depth discussion of democratic theory questions in relation to refugee law.\n\nThe work introduces readers to the evolution of refugee law and its core issues today, as well as central lines in the debate about democracy and migration. Bringing together these fields, the book links theoretical considerations and legal analysis. Based on its specific understanding of the refugee concept, it offers a reconstruction of refugee law as constantly confronted with the question of how to secure rights to those who have no voice in the democratic process. In this reconstruction, the book highlights, on the one hand, the need to look beyond the legal regulations for understanding the challenges and gaps in refugee protection. It is.