The concealment controversy : sexual orientation, discretion reasoning and the scope of refugee protection

The idea that a claim for international protection can be rejected on the basis that the claimant behave 'discreetly' in their country of origin has remained resilient in asylum claims based on sexual orientation, but also other grounds of claim. This is significant because requiring an as...

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VerfasserIn: Wessels, Janna
Ort / Verlag / Datum:Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, [2021]
Erscheinungsjahr:2021
Ausgabe:First published
Sprache:Englisch
Klassifikation:341 Europarecht, Internationales Recht
Beschreibung:xvi, 304 Seiten
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  • 1. The concealment controversy: An introduction; 2. Unpacking the controversy: theory and methods; Part I. Tracing 'Discretion' Reasoning: 3. Rejecting 'discretion': A turning point?; 4. Manifestly asserted: France; 5. Irreversibly determined: Germany; 6. Singled out: Spain; Part II. Exploring the Limits of Protection: 7. Drawing lines: Distinguishing protected groups from persecuted groups; 8. Mind the gap: Particular social group and the limits of protection; 9. Human rights: messing with the definition; 10. Conundrums, paradoxes and productive instability.