Responsibility Sharing or Shifting? "Safe" Third Countries and International Law

Responsibility Sharing or Shifting? "Safe" Third Countries and International Law

Th is article assesses the legality at international law of “protection elsewhere” policies, that is, policies whereby responsibility for refugees is transferred between states such as in the US-Canada Safe Third Country Agreement. An analysis of the operation of such policies in Europe, Australia,...

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Main Author: Michelle Foster
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: York University Libraries 2008-09-01
Series:Refuge
Online Access:https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/26032
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spelling doaj-46bea588ddb74fe193368b9748e7404d2020-11-25T02:31:22ZengYork University LibrariesRefuge 0229-51131920-73362008-09-0125210.25071/1920-7336.26032Responsibility Sharing or Shifting? "Safe" Third Countries and International LawMichelle FosterTh is article assesses the legality at international law of “protection elsewhere” policies, that is, policies whereby responsibility for refugees is transferred between states such as in the US-Canada Safe Third Country Agreement. An analysis of the operation of such policies in Europe, Australia, and North America raises serious concerns about the ability of such schemes to uphold their aims and objectives in conformity with international law. The paper concludes by recommending that states reconsider the utility and legality of such schemes with a view to developing policies that genuinely address the need for responsibility sharing.https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/26032
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description Th is article assesses the legality at international law of “protection elsewhere” policies, that is, policies whereby responsibility for refugees is transferred between states such as in the US-Canada Safe Third Country Agreement. An analysis of the operation of such policies in Europe, Australia, and North America raises serious concerns about the ability of such schemes to uphold their aims and objectives in conformity with international law. The paper concludes by recommending that states reconsider the utility and legality of such schemes with a view to developing policies that genuinely address the need for responsibility sharing.
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