Our argument in this paper is that the evidentiary practices and procedures that have been developed by the Australian Refugee Review Tribunal are operating at a routinely low standard. Such practices contribute to decisions that are manifestly unfair and potentially wrong in law. Our conclusions are drawn from our detailed study of more than 300 refugee tribunal decisions made in Canada and Australia in response to asylum claims brought by lesbians and gay men
Which mistake is worse: to deny a refugee claim that should have been granted, or to grant a claim t...
Can it ever be accepted that ‘someone could lawfully be required to “live discreetly” in their count...
This Article asserts that the requirement in U.S. asylum law that requires an asylee to make a showi...
Our argument in this paper is that the evidentiary practices and procedures that have been developed...
A common issue of applications of international protection is the lack of physical evidence to subst...
Who is the ‘queer refugee’? How do we manage their feelings, emotions and experiences when assessing...
The Refugee Convention, now adopted by 147 states, is the primary instrument governing refugee statu...
It is now widely accepted that lesbians, gay men and transgendered people may make refugee claims on...
More than 80 countries around the world have laws criminalizing sexual activity between consenting a...
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people continue to face discrimination and persecution in their daily liv...
This thesis addresses the human and sovereign rights of plane arrival asylum seekers in Australia. S...
This paper offers an analysis of refugee claims on grounds of bisexuality. After discussing the grou...
While claims of forced marriage or pressure to marry represent only a tiny portion of refugee claims...
Canada offers refugee protection to sexual minorities facing persecution abroad. While success rates...
The aim of this study was to, through an analyze of court orders, gain a more profound understanding...
Which mistake is worse: to deny a refugee claim that should have been granted, or to grant a claim t...
Can it ever be accepted that ‘someone could lawfully be required to “live discreetly” in their count...
This Article asserts that the requirement in U.S. asylum law that requires an asylee to make a showi...
Our argument in this paper is that the evidentiary practices and procedures that have been developed...
A common issue of applications of international protection is the lack of physical evidence to subst...
Who is the ‘queer refugee’? How do we manage their feelings, emotions and experiences when assessing...
The Refugee Convention, now adopted by 147 states, is the primary instrument governing refugee statu...
It is now widely accepted that lesbians, gay men and transgendered people may make refugee claims on...
More than 80 countries around the world have laws criminalizing sexual activity between consenting a...
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual people continue to face discrimination and persecution in their daily liv...
This thesis addresses the human and sovereign rights of plane arrival asylum seekers in Australia. S...
This paper offers an analysis of refugee claims on grounds of bisexuality. After discussing the grou...
While claims of forced marriage or pressure to marry represent only a tiny portion of refugee claims...
Canada offers refugee protection to sexual minorities facing persecution abroad. While success rates...
The aim of this study was to, through an analyze of court orders, gain a more profound understanding...
Which mistake is worse: to deny a refugee claim that should have been granted, or to grant a claim t...
Can it ever be accepted that ‘someone could lawfully be required to “live discreetly” in their count...
This Article asserts that the requirement in U.S. asylum law that requires an asylee to make a showi...