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Temporary Protection and the Bosnian Crisis: a Cornerstone of the New European Regime

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Global Changes in Asylum Regimes

Part of the book series: Migration, Minorities and Citizenship ((MMC))

Abstract

Temporary protection à l’Européenne arose in the context of profound changes in the asylum regime which had developed after the Second World War but it also constitutes a cornerstone of the new regime unfolding.

This chapter is an updated version of ‘Temporary Protection within the Framework of a New Asylum Regime’, International Journal of Human Rights, 2, 3, Autumn 1998, pp. 49–76.

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  1. Danièle Joly
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  1. Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, University of Warwick, UK

    Danièle Joly (Director) (Director)

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Joly, D. (2002). Temporary Protection and the Bosnian Crisis: a Cornerstone of the New European Regime. In: Joly, D. (eds) Global Changes in Asylum Regimes. Migration, Minorities and Citizenship. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403914149_4

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