Complementary Protection in Japan: To What Extent Does Japan Offer Effective International Protection for Those Who Fall Outside the 1951 Refugee Convention?

This study focuses on what Japan’s Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (ICRRA) calls ‘Special Permission to Stay’ (zairyū tokubetsu kyoka) on humanitarian grounds (SPS), and evaluates the extent to which SPS provides effective international protection for those who are not recognized as...

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Main Authors: Brian Aycock, Naoko Hashimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Laws
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-471X/10/1/16