Hard Protection through Soft Courts? Non-Refoulement before the United Nations Treaty Bodies

This Article comparatively analyses how the prohibition of refoulement is interpreted by United Nations Treaty Bodies (UNTBs) in their individual decision-making, where we suggest they act as “soft courts.” It asks whether UNTBs break ranks with or follow the interpretations of non-refoulement of th...

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Main Authors: Başak Çalı, Cathryn Costello, Stewart Cunningham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2020-04-01
Series:German Law Journal
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Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2071832220000280/type/journal_article