JUST 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Marshall Plan, Refugee Law, Protocol Relating To The Status Of Refugees
Document Summary
Un refugee regime was hastily created in the aftermath of wwii, comprised of two core elements: An international treaty offering a definition of refugee and the rights to which such people should be entitled. A creation of a un specialized agency with a mandate to protect and find solutions for these refugees. This deal reflected the politics of the time. The initial impetus for the regime stemmed from the aftermath of the holocaust, but the architecture of the regime was shaped by the early-cold war context in which it was created. Generated because norms of revulsion at the holocaust aligned with the strategic interests of the. Key decisions like how to define a refugee were shaped by concerns of us and western allies to avoid the return of displaced people to communist soviet bloc countries. Outcome was a pragmatic compromise designed as a temporary stop-gap solution for a particular historical juncture.
