The Problem of Refugees in the Light of Contemporary International Law Issues ― Papers Presented at the Colloquium Organized by the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Collaboration With

The May 1994 colloquium proceedings, organized by the Graduate Institute of International Studies and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, uniquely brings together UNHCR workers overwhelmed by the magnitude of refugee problems, and the more reflective scholars who provide necessary background to these pressing international legal and humanitarian issues. Their discussions raise important questions in terms of states' dissolutions and responsibilities, human rights, international jurisdiction, and United Nations mandates. The implications of these questions is debated within the context of UNHCR field operations in Former Yugoslavia, and in Africa and Europe. Lacks an index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.