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Fall 2008
Law No.: LAW4619
Sched. No.: 306cz
Refugee Law
Section 0001
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Martin, David



Administrative Information:

Days, Times (Room): T R, 1410-1530 (WB 129)
Credits:3Type:Lecture
Capacity:22 **This information is current as of 08/28/2008 12:03:33 PM**
Current Enrollment:22 **This information is current as of 08/28/2008 12:03:33 PM**

Course Description:

This course will provide an opportunity to learn in detail the basics of refugee law and the procedures involved in adjudicating claims to political asylum, nonrefoulement, and protection under the Convention Against Torture, as well as to explore selected advanced topics. Those topics will include some or all of the following: theory and philosophy of refugee protection, comparative refugee law and procedure, gender-related persecution, U.S. overseas refugee resettlement programs, the role of in-place assistance and protection for refugees and internally displaced persons, “temporary protected status” and other forms of protection not derived from the UN treaties, the role of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, and closer study of selected refugee situations (e.g., the Great Lakes Region of Africa, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Colombia) based on small-group research and presentations.

The course will be taught from Martin, Aleinikoff, Motomura, and Fullerton, Forced Migration: Law and Policy (Thomson/West 2007), along with its statutory supplement.

PREREQUISITE: None, but Immigration Law is recommended.

COURSE REQUIREMENT: Examination

Prerequisites:None, but Immigration Law is recommend