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Myanmarese Refugees In Thailand: The Need For Effective Protection, Buhm Suk Baek, Gauri Subramanium

Cornell Law School J.S.D. Student Research Papers

This paper deals with the Thai government's policy on refugees with a special focus on refugees from Myanmar. It is designed to give suggestions to international human rights NGOs working in the Thai-Myanmar border areas for the protection of the human rights of Myanmarese refugees. Most international human rights NGOs in this region are lobbying for the Thai government to ratify the Refugee Convention or at the very least, take active steps towards the protection of refugees under customary international law.

This paper is, however, concerned by these NGOs’ reliance on the ratification of the Convention as a solution to …

A Reflection On The Chinese Green Card System, Jia Xu

Cornell Law School J.D. Student Research Papers

The issuance of Regulations on Examination and Approval of Permanent Residence of Aliens in China marks the establishment of the green card system in China. It aims to attract world talents as well as foreign investment. It is a very important step concerning China’s open-up policy, but we still have a long way to improve the newly-established system.