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Right To Asylum Under International Human Rights Law And Edward Snowden Case, Dr Nafees Ahmad
Right To Asylum Under International Human Rights Law And Edward Snowden Case, Dr Nafees Ahmad
Dr Nafees Ahmad
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The Case For Mexican Asylum Seekers Fleeing Cartel Violence, Perry B. Nava
The Case For Mexican Asylum Seekers Fleeing Cartel Violence, Perry B. Nava
Perry B Nava
The number of Mexican immigrants filing for asylum in the United States is on the rise as cartel violence affects more people each year. The perceived increase in cartel-related, violent crime is displacing people similar to how a war forces displaced refugees out of a country; but the United States is not accepting a great majority of the applications for asylum. This paper explores the more broadly applicable law that protects persecuted people; some of the issues that have simultaneously contributed to increased migration to the United States and aggressive expansion by the drug cartels; the result of the application …
Gang And Cartel Violence: A Reason To Grant Political Asylum From Mexico And Central America, Jillian Blake
Gang And Cartel Violence: A Reason To Grant Political Asylum From Mexico And Central America, Jillian Blake
Jillian Blake
This Essay argues that the United States should view the migrants fleeing violence in Mexico and Central America as refugees. This Essay will describe the nature of the threat from gangs and cartels, present the major arguments for granting gang-based asylum under international refugee law, and describe how the U.S. courts and government have interpreted those arguments. The final section of this Essay will offer an interpretation of refugee law that both bridges the gap between traditional interpretations of the Refugee Convention and also addresses a pressing need to adapt its original meaning to present-day conflicts in Latin America. This …