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Human security and the international refugee crisis.
- Source :
- Journal of Global Ethics; Dec2016, Vol. 12 Issue 3, p365-379, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Despite offering some protection for refugees, realpolitik in international affairs ensures that the paradigm of human security remains aspirational rather than practical. This paper begins by providing a brief snapshot of the current global refugee crisis, encompassing multiple local crises in the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. It next details the international community’s response to these crises, highlighting the punitive policies used by the Australian government and the European Union (EU) to impede the asylum process. Lastly, the paper will assess whether the framework of human security can support the right to asylum, a right that is enshrined in international law. Following a brief introduction to the concept of human security, the paper will explore its strengths and limitations, examining whether it offers a complementary source of protection to the right to asylum in the face of eroding refugee rights. I argue that human security is a useful but imperfect framework for protecting refugee rights. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
- Subjects :
- HUMAN security
REFUGEES
HUMAN rights
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17449626
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Global Ethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 120231526
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/17449626.2016.1251484