Repatriation Under Conflict

Repatriation Under Conflict in Central America

Reintegrating Communities in Conflict

Employing a combination of extensive personal experience in Africa, former Soviet Union, Asia and Europe, and field research, interviews and in-depth literature review, this study offers a multi-level analysis of complex emergencies. The unprecedented number of civilians exposed to violence in today's crises has exceeded the bounds of conventional humanitarian assistance in the demands for greater understanding of community level consequences, and for psychological, social and political solutions. In the interdependent post Cold War world, the international community is equivocal about how to respond to this increasing number of internecine conflicts. Using case studies such as Rwanda, Tajikistan, Somalia, Afghanistan, Georgia, Liberia, and Bosnia, this study critiques conventional notions of conflict, disaster and aid, and offers new perspectives in light of today's conditions.

The Refugee in International Law

Millions of people are forced to flee their homes as a result of various forms of persecution. The instruments to secure international protection are the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. This book examines challenges to the Convention.