Temporary Protection Regimes and Refugees: What Works? Comparing the Kuwaiti, Bosnian, and Syrian Refugee Protection Regimes

Authors

  • Jinan Bastaki United Arab Emirates University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7202/1055578ar

Keywords:

Kuwaiti refugees, Bosnian refugees, Syrian refugees, 1951 Refugee Convention, law, refugee law, forced migration, temporary protection, protection regime, repatriation

Abstract

Many states have responded to mass influxes of refugees fleeing generalized violence and war by setting up ad hoc and/or temporary protection regimes. These regimes have had various degrees of success, depending particularly on the length of stay of the refugees. This article will compare the approach of states to three separate refugee influxes—Kuwaiti refugees in the Gulf, Bosnian refugees in Germany, and Syrian refugees in Turkey—and will argue that efforts to harmonize temporary protection measures are desirable, but given that these situations tend to be prolonged, there must be greater responsibility sharing between states, in order to lead to greater integration of refugees in the host states.

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Author Biography

Jinan Bastaki, United Arab Emirates University

Jinan Bastaki is Assistant Professor of International Law at UAE University. The author may be contacted at J.Bastaki@uaeu.ac.ae

Published

2018-12-10

How to Cite

Bastaki, J. (2018). Temporary Protection Regimes and Refugees: What Works? Comparing the Kuwaiti, Bosnian, and Syrian Refugee Protection Regimes. Refuge: Canada’s Journal on Refugees, 34(2), 73–84. https://doi.org/10.7202/1055578ar

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