Journal of Refugee Studies
Volume 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-68
Frontier justice: Legal aid and UNHCR refugee status determination in Egypt (Article)
Kagan M.*
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Refugee Rights Clinic, Buchmann Faculty of Law, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
Abstract
Where UNHCR conducts refugee status determination (RSD), its reactions to legal aid for asylum-seekers have been mixed. Statistical evidence collected from Egypt in 2002 indicates a correlation between receiving some form of legal aid service and an asylum-seeker's increased chances of gaining refugee protection from UNHCR. Unconventional forms of legal aid, including limited services by supervised non-lawyers (including volunteers from the refugee community) showed a positive impact on first instance cases, while traditional legal aid models showed an impact at the appeal stage. Legal aid should form an essential part of UNHCR's RSD procedures, and NGOs should work to expand both traditional and innovative forms of legal aid for asylum-seekers. © 2006 Oxford University Press.
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DOI: 10.1093/jrs/fej002
ISSN: 09516328
Cited by: 19
Original Language: English