• Část I. Situace uprchlíků v poválečné Evropě - - část II. Americký fond rozšiřuje činnost - - část III. Okupace Československa - - část IV. Porážka komunismu.

• Introduction
• The origins of international concern for refugees
• UNHCR in the Cold War, 1950-1991
• UNHCR in the post-Cold War era
• The politics and practice of UNHCR's mandate
• UNHCR as a global institution
• New challenges
• Conclusion: towards the future.

• Introduction Part 1: Historical Overview and Emergences of Key Issues 1. The Origins of International Concern for Refugees 2. UNHCR and the Cold War: 1950-1990 3. UNHCR since the end of the Cold War Part 2: Key challenges and issues facing UNHCR 4. The Key Challenges of Mandate, Funding and Protection 5. The key issues of protracted refugee situations, IDPs and asylum 6. The Future of UNHCR in the 21st Century Conclusion.
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This is a concise and comprehensive introduction to both the world of refugees and the UN organization that protects and assists them. Written by experts in the field, this is one of the very few books that trace the relationship between state interests, global politics, and the work of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' (UNHCR). Looking ahead into the twenty-first century, the authors outline how the changing nature of conflict and displacement poses UNHCR with a new array of challenges and how there exists a fundamental tension between the UN's human rights agenda of protecting refugees fleeing conflict and persecution and the security, political and economic interests of states around the world.Key topics discussed in this work include: The UNHCR as an actor in world politics since 1950; Refugee definition and protection instruments; New challenges to the UNHCR's mandate; Institutional strengths and weaknesses; Asylum crises in the global North and global South; Protracted refugee situations and internally displaced persons; and, Key criticisms and continuing relevance of the UNHCR.
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• Foundations for UNHCR's international refugee law role
• UNHCR's statutory role and work related to refugee law
• Flexibility in UNHCR's international law role
• The crisis in refugee protection
• UNHCR's approaches to address weaknesses in the treaty framework
• UNHCR's approaches to improve the effectiveness of international refugee law
• Concluding remarks: Applying lessons from the past to enhance UNHCR's role in the future.

This book considers the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' contribution to international refugee law since the establishment of UNHCR by the United Nations General Assembly in 1951. The book explores the historical and statutory foundations that create an indelible link between UNHCR and international refugee law. This book charts the significant evolution that has occurred in the organisation's role throughout the last sixty years, looking at both the formal means by which UNHCR's mandate may be modified, and the techniques UNHCR has used to facilitate the changes in its role, thereby revealing a significant evolution in the organisation's role since the onset of the crisis in refugee protection in the 1980's. UNHCR, itself, has demonstrated its organizational autonomy as the primary agent for the adaptation of its responsibilities and work related to international refugee law. The author does suggest however that UNHCR needs to continue to extend and strengthen its role related to international refugee law if UNHCR is to ensure a stronger legal framework for the protection of refugees as well as a fuller respect for refugees' rights in practice. UNHCR and International Refugee Law should be of particular interest to refugee lawyers as well as academics and students of refugee law and international law, and anyone concerned with the important role that UNHCR plays in the protection of refugees today.
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• 1: The UNHCR at 50: State Pressures and Institutional Autonomy. 2: International Recognition of Refugees. 3: The Cold War Origins of the UNHCR under Gerrit Jan van Heuven Goedhart. 4: The Emerging Independence of the UNHCR under Auguste Lindt. 5: 'The Good Offices' and Expansion into Africa under Felix Schnyder. 6: The Global Expansion of the UNHCR under Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan. 7: The New Cold War and the UNCHR under Poul Hartling. 8: The UNHCR's 'New Look', Financial Crisis, and Collapse of Morale under Jean-Pierre Hocke and Thorvald Stoltenberg. 9: The Post-Cold War Era and the UNHCR under Sadako Ogata. 10: Towards the Future: the UNHCR in the Twenty-First Century.
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More than 50 years ago, governments established the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to protect the world's refugees. The UNHCR was created to be a human rights and advocacy organization, but governments also created the agency to promote regional and international stability and to serve the interests of states. Consequently, the UNHCR has always trod a perilous path between its mandate to protect refugees and asylum seekers and the demands placed upon it by states to be a relevant actor in world politics. This is an independent history of the UNHCR. Gil Loescher, one of the world's leading experts on refugee affairs, draws upon decades of personal experience and research to examine the origins and evolution of the UNHCR as well as to identify many of the major challenges facing the organization in the years ahead. A key focus is to examine the extent to which the evolution of the UNHCR has been framed by the crucial events of international politics during the past half century and how, in turn, the actions of the eight past High Commissioners have helped shape the course of world history.
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• Preface Introduction: Refugee Protection and the UNHCR 1. UNHCR at 50: Refugee Protection and World Politics", Gil Loescher 2. What is Refugee Protection? A Question Revisited, Arthur Helton The Ethics of Refugee Protection 3. The Legal and Ethical Obligations of UNHCR: The Case of Temporary Protection in Western Europe, Erik Roxstrom and Mark Gibney 4. Defining Persecution and Protection: The Cultural Relativism Debate and the Rights of Refugees, Bonny Ibhawoh Legal and Institutional Protection of Refugees 5. Refugee Protection in Troubled Times: Reflections on Institutional and Legal Developments at the Crossroads, Brian Gorlick 6. A Rare Opening in the Wall: The Growing Recognition of Gender-Based Persecution", Emily Copeland 7. The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in the International Refugee Regime", Elizabeth G. Ferris Policy Implications of Refugee Protection 8. Changing Priorities in Refugee Protection: The Rwandan Repatriation from Tanzania, Beth Elise Whitaker 9. The Marginalization of Palestinian Refugees, Randa Farah 10. Arguing About Asylum: The Complexity of Refugee Debates in Europe, Niklaus Steiner 11. Post-Conflict Reintegration and Reconstruction: Doing it Right Takes A While, Patricia Weiss Fagen Refugee Protection Post-September 11 12. Securing Refuge from Terror: Refugee Protection in East Africa After September 11, Monica Kathina Juma and Peter Mwangi Kagwanja 13. Refugee Protection in Europe and the U.S. after 9/11, Joanne van Selm.
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First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
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• Preface Introduction: Refugee Protection and the UNHCR 1. UNHCR at 50: Refugee Protection and World Politics", Gil Loescher 2. What is Refugee Protection? A Question Revisited, Arthur Helton The Ethics of Refugee Protection 3. The Legal and Ethical Obligations of UNHCR: The Case of Temporary Protection in Western Europe, Erik Roxstrom and Mark Gibney 4. Defining Persecution and Protection: The Cultural Relativism Debate and the Rights of Refugees, Bonny Ibhawoh Legal and Institutional Protection of Refugees 5. Refugee Protection in Troubled Times: Reflections on Institutional and Legal Developments at the Crossroads, Brian Gorlick 6. A Rare Opening in the Wall: The Growing Recognition of Gender-Based Persecution", Emily Copeland 7. The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in the International Refugee Regime", Elizabeth G. Ferris Policy Implications of Refugee Protection 8. Changing Priorities in Refugee Protection: The Rwandan Repatriation from Tanzania, Beth Elise Whitaker 9. The Marginalization of Palestinian Refugees, Randa Farah 10. Arguing About Asylum: The Complexity of Refugee Debates in Europe, Niklaus Steiner 11. Post-Conflict Reintegration and Reconstruction: Doing it Right Takes A While, Patricia Weiss Fagen Refugee Protection Post-September 11 12. Securing Refuge from Terror: Refugee Protection in East Africa After September 11, Monica Kathina Juma and Peter Mwangi Kagwanja 13. Refugee Protection in Europe and the U.S. after 9/11, Joanne van Selm.
• (source: Nielsen Book Data)9780415945738 20180530

First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)9780415945738 20180530