Research Article

Who is a Refugee?: A Critical Assessment of the 1951 Geneva Convention

Number: 62 December 31, 2023
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Who is a Refugee?: A Critical Assessment of the 1951 Geneva Convention

Abstract

This article has been prepared to evaluate the adventure of the international protection system put forth by the 1951 United Nations Geneva Convention on the Legal Status of Refugees and its implementation by Turkey. The research, which is the culmination of a literature review and two online panels organized by GAR, discusses the modern asylum regime that emerged after the Second World War, in terms of the historical background, provisions, and implementation of the Convention. For, the fact that the inclusive international protection regimes are replaced by exclusionary policies that attempt to keep refugees and migrants away by forming a safe zone/country displays the course of the conspicuous change in the field from past to present. Hence, in this article, I have assessed whether the Convention produces durable solutions to extensive and complex population movements that neither abide by borders nor recognize the pressures in the face of externalization/security-oriented immigration/border policies that result in the erosion of protection of policies that secure the individual.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Migration Sociology

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2023

Submission Date

October 3, 2023

Acceptance Date

December 27, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Number: 62

APA
Karaçay, A. B. (2023). Who is a Refugee?: A Critical Assessment of the 1951 Geneva Convention. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, 62, 172-183. https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1370686
AMA
1.Karaçay AB. Who is a Refugee?: A Critical Assessment of the 1951 Geneva Convention. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2023;(62):172-183. doi:10.53568/yyusbed.1370686
Chicago
Karaçay, Ayşem Biriz. 2023. “Who Is a Refugee?: A Critical Assessment of the 1951 Geneva Convention”. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, nos. 62: 172-83. https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1370686.
EndNote
Karaçay AB (December 1, 2023) Who is a Refugee?: A Critical Assessment of the 1951 Geneva Convention. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi 62 172–183.
IEEE
[1]A. B. Karaçay, “Who is a Refugee?: A Critical Assessment of the 1951 Geneva Convention”, Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 62, pp. 172–183, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.53568/yyusbed.1370686.
ISNAD
Karaçay, Ayşem Biriz. “Who Is a Refugee?: A Critical Assessment of the 1951 Geneva Convention”. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 62 (December 1, 2023): 172-183. https://doi.org/10.53568/yyusbed.1370686.
JAMA
1.Karaçay AB. Who is a Refugee?: A Critical Assessment of the 1951 Geneva Convention. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2023;:172–183.
MLA
Karaçay, Ayşem Biriz. “Who Is a Refugee?: A Critical Assessment of the 1951 Geneva Convention”. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi, no. 62, Dec. 2023, pp. 172-83, doi:10.53568/yyusbed.1370686.
Vancouver
1.Ayşem Biriz Karaçay. Who is a Refugee?: A Critical Assessment of the 1951 Geneva Convention. Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi. 2023 Dec. 1;(62):172-83. doi:10.53568/yyusbed.1370686

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