Ukrainians in Flight
Politics, Race, and Regional Solutions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16961227 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jaya Ramji-Nogales (0009-0004-6107-6030, Temple College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 116 |
| Pages | 150-154 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AJIL Unbound (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2398-7723 • E-ISSN: 2398-7723 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/aju.2022.22 |
| OpenAlex | W4285163703 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 1 |
The situation of Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion exemplifies, as the organizers of this symposium note, both a shock to the international order and a powerful international response. Europeans, and Global North states more broadly, have welcomed Ukrainians with a generosity that sits in stark contrast to their treatment of the vast majority of contemporary refugees. This exceptional response demonstrates a key gap in the legal architecture, namely the absence of an international agreement on shared responsibility for hosting refugees. It also highlights a substantive shortcoming in international refugee law: its failure to protect most people fleeing armed conflict. In contrast, regional law from Africa and Latin America has for some time extended refugee protection to individuals escaping generalized violence. Beyond the substantive law, in many cases, regional protection is a preferable option for individuals fleeing violent conflict. In addition to these structural and substantive concerns, the exceptionally rapid and generous response to the Ukrainians demonstrates the deep politicization of international refugee policy and highlights the invidious role of race in the international legal order
Criminology · Generosity · International law · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Refugee · Refugee law · Sociology · Arctic and Russian Policy Studies · Gender Studies · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Law · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |