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ERIC Number: EJ584810
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
The Rights of Refugees.
Rothwell, Jennifer Truran
Social Education, v62 n7 p457-60 Nov-Dec 1998
Traces the development of the idea of refugees as distinct from other immigrants. Elaborates on the evolution of a definition of "refugee;" the impact of World War I, World War II, and subsequent population movements; codification of refugee rights by the United Nations; and the process of seeking asylum. (DSK)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Definitions, Demography, History, Immigrants, Immigration, Refugees, Social Studies
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Asylum