First Published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

PrefaceIntroduction: Refugee Protection and the UNHCR1. UNHCR at 50: Refugee Protection and World Politics, Gil Loescher2. What is Refugee Protection? A Question Revisited, Arthur HeltonThe Ethics of Refugee Protection3. The Legal and Ethical Obligations of UNHCR: The Case of Temporary Protection in Western Europe, Erik Roxström and Mark Gibney4. Defining Persecution and Protection: The Cultural Relativism Debate and the Rights of Refugees, Bonny IbhawohLegal and Institutional Protection of Refugees5. Refugee Protection in Troubled Times: Reflections on Institutional and Legal Developments at the Crossroads, Brian Gorlick6. A Rare Opening in the Wall: The Growing Recognition of Gender-Based Persecution, Emily Copeland7. The Role of Non-Governmental Organizations in the International Refugee Regime, Elizabeth G. FerrisPolicy Implications of Refugee Protection8. Changing Priorities in Refugee Protection: The Rwandan Repatriation from Tanzania, Beth Elise Whitaker9. The Marginalization of Palestinian Refugees, Randa Farah10. Arguing About Asylum: The Complexity of Refugee Debates in Europe, Niklaus Steiner11. Post-Conflict Reintegration and Reconstruction: Doing it Right Takes A While, Patricia Weiss FagenRefugee Protection Post-September 1112. Securing Refuge from Terror: Refugee Protection in East Africa After September 11, Monica Kathina Juma and Peter Mwangi Kagwanja13. Refugee Protection in Europe and the U.S. after 9/11, Joanne van Selm