Sharryn J Aiken
Biographic Data
| ID | 3464314 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sharryn J Aiken |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sharryn J |
| FAMILY NAME | Aiken |
| SIGNATURE | AIKEN S J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Of Gods and Monsters: National Security and Canadian Refugee Policy
The fiftieth anniversary year of the 1951 Convention affords an appropriate juncture to turn our gaze to the pledges Canada has made as a signatory state and the extent to which Canadian refugee policy has been "securitized" at the expense of vulnerable refugees and the very objectives the Convention was designed to address. Through the lens of the legal standards established by the Convention as well as complementary international norms and juri…
Racism and Canadian Refugee Policy
This issue of Refuge provides a space for both participants and faculty of the 1999 Summer Course on Refugee Issues to share ideas on the broad themes related to the seven day intensive programme. Now in its 8th year, the Summer Course hosted a remarkably diverse group of participants and faculty from around the world. In addition to Canada, participants came from South Africa, Uganda, India, Australia, Belgium, Portunal, Germany, the United King…
Manufacturing “Terrorists”: Refugees, National Security and Canadian - Part 2
The overarching objective of this paper is to provide a critical appraisal of the anti-terrorism provisions of Canada’s Immigration Act. The impact of these measures on refugees is the primary concern of this inquiry, but the author’s observations are relevant to the situation of other categories of non-citizens as well. Part 1 of the essay, published in the previous issue of Refuge, began by considering international efforts to address “terroris…
Meeting The Refugee Challenge: Perspectives From the 2000 Summer Course
Manufacturing “Terrorists”: Refugees, National Security, and Canadian Law
In the first part of a two-part article, the author critically evaluates the anti-terrorism provisions of Canada’s Immigration Act. The impact of these provisions on refugees is the focus of the essay, but her observations are relevant to the situation of other categories of non-citizens as well. The inquiry begins by considering international efforts to address “terrorism,” the relevance of international humanitarian law to an assessment of acts…
New Directions for Refugee Determinatioq and Protection in Canada
This article is a review and analysis of the Canadian government's recent "white paper" on immigration and refugee policy and legislation. This review focuses on the proposals related to inland refugee determination and protection. While noting a number of positive initiatives in the document, the author expresses concern about the future of Canada's role in refugee protection in the next millennium
International Human Rights Law and Legal Remedies in Expulsion: Progress and Some Remaining Problems with Special Reference to Canada
The article explores the international rights at issue in expulsion and the content of the corresponding effective remedy required of a State. International treaty body jurisprudence from individual cases is critically examined to expose progress and problems remaining for both the rights and the effective remedy. References are made throughout to the corresponding situation in Canada's domestic law. The article shows that when fundamental rights…
Of Gods and Monsters: National Security and Canadian Refugee Policy
The fiftieth anniversary year of the 1951 Convention affords an appropriate juncture to turn our gaze to the pledges Canada has made as a signatory state and the extent to which Canadian refugee policy has been "securitized" at the expense of vulnerable refugees and the very objectives the Convention was designed to address. Through the lens of the legal standards established by the Convention as well as complementary international norms and juri…
Manufacturing “Terrorists”: Refugees, National Security and Canadian - Part 2
The overarching objective of this paper is to provide a critical appraisal of the anti-terrorism provisions of Canada’s Immigration Act. The impact of these measures on refugees is the primary concern of this inquiry, but the author’s observations are relevant to the situation of other categories of non-citizens as well. Part 1 of the essay, published in the previous issue of Refuge, began by considering international efforts to address “terroris…
Manufacturing “Terrorists”: Refugees, National Security, and Canadian Law
In the first part of a two-part article, the author critically evaluates the anti-terrorism provisions of Canada’s Immigration Act. The impact of these provisions on refugees is the focus of the essay, but her observations are relevant to the situation of other categories of non-citizens as well. The inquiry begins by considering international efforts to address “terrorism,” the relevance of international humanitarian law to an assessment of acts…
International Human Rights Law and Legal Remedies in Expulsion: Progress and Some Remaining Problems with Special Reference to Canada
The article explores the international rights at issue in expulsion and the content of the corresponding effective remedy required of a State. International treaty body jurisprudence from individual cases is critically examined to expose progress and problems remaining for both the rights and the effective remedy. References are made throughout to the corresponding situation in Canada's domestic law. The article shows that when fundamental rights…
New Directions for Refugee Determinatioq and Protection in Canada
This article is a review and analysis of the Canadian government's recent "white paper" on immigration and refugee policy and legislation. This review focuses on the proposals related to inland refugee determination and protection. While noting a number of positive initiatives in the document, the author expresses concern about the future of Canada's role in refugee protection in the next millennium
Manufacturing “Terrorists”: Refugees, National Security, and Canadian Law
In the first part of a two-part article, the author critically evaluates the anti-terrorism provisions of Canada’s Immigration Act. The impact of these provisions on refugees is the focus of the essay, but her observations are relevant to the situation of other categories of non-citizens as well. The inquiry begins by considering international efforts to address “terrorism,” the relevance of international humanitarian law to an assessment of acts…
Racism and Canadian Refugee Policy
This issue of Refuge provides a space for both participants and faculty of the 1999 Summer Course on Refugee Issues to share ideas on the broad themes related to the seven day intensive programme. Now in its 8th year, the Summer Course hosted a remarkably diverse group of participants and faculty from around the world. In addition to Canada, participants came from South Africa, Uganda, India, Australia, Belgium, Portunal, Germany, the United King…
Manufacturing “Terrorists”: Refugees, National Security and Canadian - Part 2
The overarching objective of this paper is to provide a critical appraisal of the anti-terrorism provisions of Canada’s Immigration Act. The impact of these measures on refugees is the primary concern of this inquiry, but the author’s observations are relevant to the situation of other categories of non-citizens as well. Part 1 of the essay, published in the previous issue of Refuge, began by considering international efforts to address “terroris…
Meeting The Refugee Challenge: Perspectives From the 2000 Summer Course
Of Gods and Monsters: National Security and Canadian Refugee Policy
The fiftieth anniversary year of the 1951 Convention affords an appropriate juncture to turn our gaze to the pledges Canada has made as a signatory state and the extent to which Canadian refugee policy has been "securitized" at the expense of vulnerable refugees and the very objectives the Convention was designed to address. Through the lens of the legal standards established by the Convention as well as complementary international norms and juri…
Law (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Refugee (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Immigration (3 works) · Criminology (2 works) · European Criminal Justice and Data Protection (2 works) · Healthcare Systems and Practices (2 works) · Human rights (2 works)