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Refugee Protection In International Law: Unhcr's Global Consultations On International Protection, Taylor H. Garrett
Refugee Protection In International Law: Unhcr's Global Consultations On International Protection, Taylor H. Garrett
Michigan Journal of International Law
Review of Refugee Protection in International Law: UNHCR's Global Consultations on International Protection (Erika Feller, Volker Türk & Frances Nicholson eds.)
Review Of Rethinking Refugee Law, By N. Nathwani. , James C. Hathaway
Review Of Rethinking Refugee Law, By N. Nathwani. , James C. Hathaway
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An Offer Of Firm Resettlement, Robert D. Sloane
An Offer Of Firm Resettlement, Robert D. Sloane
Faculty Scholarship
The Attorney General lacks discretion to grant asylum to any refugee "if, prior to arrival in the United States, he or she entered into another nation with, or while in that nation received, an offer of permanent resident status, citizenship, or some other type of permanent resettlement." This rule, the doctrine of firm resettlement, is unique among the mandatory bars to asylum in the United States. It does not reflect a societal judgment about the moral fitness of an asylum applicant's character-as, for example, does the bar that prohibits granting asylum to persons with a history of violent criminal behavior. …