Constitutionalization of Human Rights Law - Implications for Refugees

The Constitutionalization of Human Rights Law analyses how lawyers representing refugees use human rights provisions in national constitutions to close the gap between the Law and its implementation. The book examines how laws are adapted to suit social, political, and legal contexts, focusing on Colombia, Mexico, South Africa, Uganda, and the US.

List of contents

• 1: Introduction and Case Selection


• 2: Theory


• 3: South Africa


• 4: Mexico


• 5: Colombia


• 6: Uganda


• 7: The United States


• 8: Conclusion

About the author

Stephen Meili is the James H. Michael Professor of International Human Rights Law at the University of Minnesota Law School, where he teaches international refugee law and immigration law, and supervises the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic, where law students represent asylum-seekers and human trafficking survivors. Meili received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, his Masters and JD from New York University, and his LLM from Georgetown University Law Center. He has also taught at Oxford University, Uppsala University in Sweden, several law schools in Medellin, Colombia, and the University of Wisconsin Law School.

Summary

The Constitutionalization of Human Rights Law analyses how lawyers representing refugees use human rights provisions in national constitutions to close the gap between the Law and its implementation. The book examines how laws are adapted to suit social, political, and legal contexts, focusing on Colombia, Mexico, South Africa, Uganda, and the US.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Meili, Stephen (James H. Michael Professor of Inte Meili
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 22.09.2022
• EAN: 9780198868439
• ISBN: 978-0-19-886843-9
• No. of pages: 224
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, Human rights & civil liberties law, LAW / International, LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, LAW / Constitutional, LAW / Civil Rights, LAW / Emigration & Immigration, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Asylum Law, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general