Practicing Essentialism? - Bibliography

Explore the literature cited and engaged in the Practicing Essentialism? subproject.

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The Notion of 'religion' in the Refugee Convention

  • Berlit, Uwe, Harald Doerig, and Hugo Storey. 2015. “Credibility Assessment in Claims Based on Persecution for Reasons of Religious Conversion and Homosexuality: A Practitioners Approach.” International Journal of Refugee Law 27(4): 649–66. 

UNHCR Guidelines on Religion-based Refugee Claims

  • Gunn, Jeremy. 2003. “The Complexity of Religion and the Definition of ‘Religion’ in International Law.” Harvard Human Rights Journal 16(1): 189–215.
  • Musalo, Karen. 2004. “Claims for Protection Based on Religion or Belief.” International Journal of Refugee Law 16(2): 165–226. [download]

Asylum and Immigration Procedures 

  • Jones, Martin, and France Houle. 2008. “Building a Better Refugee Status Determination System.” Refuge 25(2): 3–11. [download]

Country of Origin Information

  • Gibb, Robert, and Anthony Good. 2013. “Do the Facts Speak for Themselves? Country of Origin Information in French and British Refugee Status Determination Procedures.” International Journal of Refugee Law 25(2): 291–322. 

International Case Law

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