The Refugees Convention 50 Years on

SUSAN KNEEBONE Associate Professor, Monash University, Australia

1 Overview 2 The State of Asylum: Democratisation, Judicialization and Evolution of Refugee Policy 3 The Refugees Convention at 50: Mid-life Crisis or Terminal Inadequacy? An Australian Perspective 4 Durable Solutions: Refugee Status Determination and the Framework of International Protection 5 Criminality and State Protection: Structural Tensions in Canadian Refugee Law 6 Safe for Whom? The Safe Third Country Concept Finds a Home in Australia 7 'Mind the Gap': Seeking Alternative Protection Under the Convention Against Torture and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 8 The Human Rights of Rejected Asylum Seekers Being Removed From Australia 9 The Role of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Refugee Definition 10 New Uses of the Refugees Convention: Sexuality and Refugee Status 11 Moving Beyond the State: Refugees, Accountability and Protection 12 Global Solutions