Jamie Chai Yun Liew
Biographic Data
| ID | 1247778 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jamie Chai Yun Liew |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jamie Chai Yun |
| FAMILY NAME | Liew |
| SIGNATURE | LIEW J C Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Ottawa |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2951-8167 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Canisia Lubrin. Code Noir
Unpacking 'birth tourism
Birth tourism in Canada is defined as the practice of giving birth on Canadian soil while on a nonresident visa for the express purpose of enabling the child to obtain Canadian citizenship. Proponents of restricting territorial birthright citizenship in Canada portray birth tourism as an illegitimate form of citizenship acquisition, and as a threat to the institution of Canadian citizenship. Yet, very little is known empirically about the motivat…
Beyond Borders
States have long denied basic rights to non-citizens within their borders, and international law imposes only limited duties on states with respect to those fleeing persecution. But even the limited rights previously enjoyed by non-citizens are eroding in the face of rising nationalism, populism, xenophobia, and racism. Beyond Borders explores what obligations we owe to those outside our political community. Drawing on contributions from a broad …
Not Just the Luck of the Draw? Exploring Competency of Counsel and Other Qualitative Factors in Federal Court Refugee Leave Determinations (2005-2010)
Refugee claimants who have received a negative decision from the Immigration and Refugee Board sometimes seek judicial treview at the Federal Court in Canada. Previous statistical studies, in particular Sean Rehaag’s (2012) study, “The Luck of the Draw,” have reported that rejected refugee claimants seeking judicial review face low and inconsistent leave grant rates, with chances of success largely dependent on judge assignment. The present resea…
Vulnerable
The Invisible Women
This article examines how migrant and immigrant sex workers have been rendered invisible before the courts and parliament in the reform of laws regarding sex work in Canada. A discourse analysis of the expansive legal record in the Bedford case and the transcripts of Parliamentary debates and testimony before Standing Committees confirm the lack of nuanced discussion on how criminal law reform could impact migrant and immigrant sex workers. This …
A Legacy of Confusion”
Afer years of cuts, Canada’s refugee health-care program, the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), was fully restored in 2016. In this exploratory study, eleven semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with refugee service providers in the City of Ottawa to learn about their experience with the restored IFHP to date. Five themes emerged from the interviews: service provision challenges during the years of IFHP cuts; support for IFH…
Introduction to Special Section on
Canada's current immigration, refugee, citizenship and temporary migration polices facilitate the production and maintenance of multitude forms of temporariness. The designation of temporary and precarious status means limited rights, conditionality and increased risk of abuse and exploitation. It also shapes persons’ access to rights and services and their sense of belonging. The special section includes four original articles that employ a rang…
Denying Refugee Protection to LGBTQ and Marginalized Persons
Canadian refugee law has evolved substantially in the last two decades, especially when it comes to making findings of whether a state provides protection to a refugee claimant. Canadian refugee law is making problematic presumptions, increasing burdens on claimants, asking claimants whether they have done their due diligence, and accepting just the best efforts of a state to assuage concerns that protection is necessary. All of these measures ha…
Taking It Personally
Random violence and general criminal risk—decision makers evaluating refugee claims are characterizing violence against women in this manner. The reduction of gendered violence, leading to the denial of refugee claims, occurs under the covert operation of Canada’s consolidated refugee definition. Canada has received accolades for recognizing gender-related persecution. Since this recognition, Canada has consolidated its refugee definition, legisl…
Beyond Country of Origin
Smith v. Canada reminds us that the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (Refugee Convention) was crafted to protect those at the margins and that we cannot predict with any certainty where we may find those that need the surrogate protection the Refugee Convention calls for. Just as we tell children not to judge a book by its cover, the Canadian refugee system should not judge a claimant by his or her country of nationality or habitual …
Creating Higher Burdens
The author examines the burden on refugee claimants at the Immigration and Refugee Board in Canada to provide evidence that their home state cannot protect them. In particular, the paper discusses the growing trend of adjudicators taking de facto judicial notice of the fact that a country is democratic to make the finding that there is state protection for claimants. The author argues that the practice of labelling countries as democratic and mak…
Introduction to Special Section on
Canada's current immigration, refugee, citizenship and temporary migration polices facilitate the production and maintenance of multitude forms of temporariness. The designation of temporary and precarious status means limited rights, conditionality and increased risk of abuse and exploitation. It also shapes persons’ access to rights and services and their sense of belonging. The special section includes four original articles that employ a rang…
Not Just the Luck of the Draw? Exploring Competency of Counsel and Other Qualitative Factors in Federal Court Refugee Leave Determinations (2005-2010)
Refugee claimants who have received a negative decision from the Immigration and Refugee Board sometimes seek judicial treview at the Federal Court in Canada. Previous statistical studies, in particular Sean Rehaag’s (2012) study, “The Luck of the Draw,” have reported that rejected refugee claimants seeking judicial review face low and inconsistent leave grant rates, with chances of success largely dependent on judge assignment. The present resea…
A Legacy of Confusion”
Afer years of cuts, Canada’s refugee health-care program, the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), was fully restored in 2016. In this exploratory study, eleven semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with refugee service providers in the City of Ottawa to learn about their experience with the restored IFHP to date. Five themes emerged from the interviews: service provision challenges during the years of IFHP cuts; support for IFH…
Denying Refugee Protection to LGBTQ and Marginalized Persons
Canadian refugee law has evolved substantially in the last two decades, especially when it comes to making findings of whether a state provides protection to a refugee claimant. Canadian refugee law is making problematic presumptions, increasing burdens on claimants, asking claimants whether they have done their due diligence, and accepting just the best efforts of a state to assuage concerns that protection is necessary. All of these measures ha…
Creating Higher Burdens
The author examines the burden on refugee claimants at the Immigration and Refugee Board in Canada to provide evidence that their home state cannot protect them. In particular, the paper discusses the growing trend of adjudicators taking de facto judicial notice of the fact that a country is democratic to make the finding that there is state protection for claimants. The author argues that the practice of labelling countries as democratic and mak…
Beyond Country of Origin
Smith v. Canada reminds us that the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (Refugee Convention) was crafted to protect those at the margins and that we cannot predict with any certainty where we may find those that need the surrogate protection the Refugee Convention calls for. Just as we tell children not to judge a book by its cover, the Canadian refugee system should not judge a claimant by his or her country of nationality or habitual …
Taking It Personally
Random violence and general criminal risk—decision makers evaluating refugee claims are characterizing violence against women in this manner. The reduction of gendered violence, leading to the denial of refugee claims, occurs under the covert operation of Canada’s consolidated refugee definition. Canada has received accolades for recognizing gender-related persecution. Since this recognition, Canada has consolidated its refugee definition, legisl…
Denying Refugee Protection to LGBTQ and Marginalized Persons
Canadian refugee law has evolved substantially in the last two decades, especially when it comes to making findings of whether a state provides protection to a refugee claimant. Canadian refugee law is making problematic presumptions, increasing burdens on claimants, asking claimants whether they have done their due diligence, and accepting just the best efforts of a state to assuage concerns that protection is necessary. All of these measures ha…
A Legacy of Confusion”
Afer years of cuts, Canada’s refugee health-care program, the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP), was fully restored in 2016. In this exploratory study, eleven semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with refugee service providers in the City of Ottawa to learn about their experience with the restored IFHP to date. Five themes emerged from the interviews: service provision challenges during the years of IFHP cuts; support for IFH…
Introduction to Special Section on
Canada's current immigration, refugee, citizenship and temporary migration polices facilitate the production and maintenance of multitude forms of temporariness. The designation of temporary and precarious status means limited rights, conditionality and increased risk of abuse and exploitation. It also shapes persons’ access to rights and services and their sense of belonging. The special section includes four original articles that employ a rang…
Vulnerable
The Invisible Women
This article examines how migrant and immigrant sex workers have been rendered invisible before the courts and parliament in the reform of laws regarding sex work in Canada. A discourse analysis of the expansive legal record in the Bedford case and the transcripts of Parliamentary debates and testimony before Standing Committees confirm the lack of nuanced discussion on how criminal law reform could impact migrant and immigrant sex workers. This …
Beyond Borders
States have long denied basic rights to non-citizens within their borders, and international law imposes only limited duties on states with respect to those fleeing persecution. But even the limited rights previously enjoyed by non-citizens are eroding in the face of rising nationalism, populism, xenophobia, and racism. Beyond Borders explores what obligations we owe to those outside our political community. Drawing on contributions from a broad …
Not Just the Luck of the Draw? Exploring Competency of Counsel and Other Qualitative Factors in Federal Court Refugee Leave Determinations (2005-2010)
Refugee claimants who have received a negative decision from the Immigration and Refugee Board sometimes seek judicial treview at the Federal Court in Canada. Previous statistical studies, in particular Sean Rehaag’s (2012) study, “The Luck of the Draw,” have reported that rejected refugee claimants seeking judicial review face low and inconsistent leave grant rates, with chances of success largely dependent on judge assignment. The present resea…
Canisia Lubrin. Code Noir
Unpacking 'birth tourism
Birth tourism in Canada is defined as the practice of giving birth on Canadian soil while on a nonresident visa for the express purpose of enabling the child to obtain Canadian citizenship. Proponents of restricting territorial birthright citizenship in Canada portray birth tourism as an illegitimate form of citizenship acquisition, and as a threat to the institution of Canadian citizenship. Yet, very little is known empirically about the motivat…
Political science (10 works) · Law (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Refugee (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Immigration (5 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works)