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Refugees in inter-war Europe : the emergence of a regime
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Refugees in inter-war Europe : the emergence of a regime

Author: Claudena M Skran
Publisher: Oxford [England] : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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In inter-war Europe, millions of refugees, including Russians, Armenians, Greeks, and Jews, constituted a major humanitarian and political issue. This book examines the origins of refugee movements of the 1920s and 1930s and international responses to them. The book argues that international assistance efforts by governments, the League of Nations, and private organizations were part of an international regime, and
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Claudena M Skran
ISBN: 0198273924 9780198273929
OCLC Number: 30666554
Description: viii, 324 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents: Refugees: A Human Problem in a World of States --
Pt. I. Refugees and the Need for a Regime. 1. The Emergence of Refugees as an Issue in International Politics. 2. The Origins and Dimensions of the Refugee Problem in Inter-War Europe --
Pt. II. The International Refugee Regime in Inter-War Europe. 3. The Emergence a Regime. 4. The Quest for Legal Protection. 5. In Search of Durable Solutions. 6. Confronting Barriers to Immigration. 7. The Attempt to Deal with Root Causes --
Pt. III. The International Refugee Regime: An Evaluation. 8. The Influence of the International Refugee Regime.
Responsibility: Claudena M. Skran.
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In inter-war Europe, millions of refugees, including Russians, Armenians, Greeks, and Jews, constituted a major humanitarian and political issue. This book examines the origins of refugee movements of the 1920s and 1930s and international responses to them. The book argues that international assistance efforts by governments, the League of Nations, and private organizations were part of an international regime, and this regime had - and continues to have - a significant impact on refugee policy. During the inter-war years, the first international refugee law was developed, the first refugee settlement projects were carried out, and the first High Commissioner for refugees was appointed. Over time, the influence of the regime contributed to the establishment of a special status for people who flee their home country because of war or persecution, a status that differentiated refugees from economic migrants, and gave them preferential treatment in domestic and international law.

The rapidly growing importance of refugee issues in contemporary international politics means that the questions explored in this book continue to be as relevant as ever.

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