Still waiting for tomorrow : the law and politics of unresolved refugee crises

This book focuses on the common features of protracted refugee situations. It is a critical examination of the reasons underlying the extended nature of those crises, as well as potential solutions to them. The book addresses war and armed conflict, environmental change and natural disasters, statelessness and protection gaps, among other elements, as common origins of refugee crises. It analyzes the root causes of some of the longest-standing unresolved refugee situations in the world today (including, but not limited to, the cases of Palestinians, Sahrawis, and Tibetans), addressing the particular political and legal tensions undermining solutions to them. The book comprises contributions from some of the leading scholars and practitioners in the field of international refugee, human rights and humanitarian law, and international relations. Foreword / Guy S. Goodwin Gill -- An Essay On The Causes And Factors Of The Unresolved Palestinian Refugee Problem : A View From An Unrwa Commissioner General / Karen Koning Abuzayd -- State Of Exile : The Saharawi Republic And Its Refugees / J.j.p. Smith -- Tibetan Diaspora In The Shadow Of The Self-immolation Crisis : Consequences Of Colonialism / Robert D. Sloane -- Self-determination, Statehood, And The Refugee Question Under International Law In Namibia, Palestine, Western Sahara, And Tibet / Susan M. Akram -- The Iraqi Refugee Crisis And The Us Response / Michele R. Pistone -- Unlocking Protracted Refugee Situations : Lessons From Four Asian Case Studies / Bill Frelick -- Climate-related Displacement : The Perilous Path Towards Normative Development / Agnès Hurwitz -- The Us Material Support Bar To Refugee Protection : An Expansive Approach Through A Narrow Lens / Kristine A. Huskey -- The Sirens And The Emperor : The European Union Between Attraction And Intervention / Tom Syring. Edited By Susan M. Akram And Tom Syring. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD CHAPTER ONE CHAPTER TWO CHAPTER THREE CHAPTER FOUR CHAPTER FIVE CHAPTER SIX CHAPTER SEVEN CHAPTER EIGHT CHAPTER NINE CONTRIBUTORS INDEX