International and Comparative Law Quarterly
Volume 68, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 111-140

IMMINENCE IN REFUGEE AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW: A MISPLACED NOTION FOR INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION (Review) (Open Access)

Anderson A. , Foster M. , Lambert H. , McAdam J.
  • a Andrew and Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney, Australia
  • b Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne, Australia
  • c Law, University of Wollongong, International Law, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
  • d Andrew and Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, Faculty of Law, UNSW Sydney, Australia

Abstract

This article is an output of a major research project examining the notion of imminence in the law on international protection. It is the first piece of scholarship to identify an emerging trend, namely the introduction of imminence - whether invoked implicitly or explicitly - as a potential barrier to refugee status or complementary protection. The article analyses the jurisprudence of relevant international bodies and courts and critiques the validity of this notion as a tool for assessing States' protection obligations. Copyright © 2019 British Institute of International and Comparative Law.

Author Keywords

Non-refoulement refugee law Time human rights law complementary protection imminence

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060778658&doi=10.1017%2fS0020589318000398&partnerID=40&md5=f451ae28b7d9bdf3dcb3c495d661bc98
DOI: 10.1017/S0020589318000398
ISSN: 00205893
Original Language: English