More than advocates
Lawyers' role in efficient refugee status determination
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9782272 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas A R Fraser (0000-0002-8126-0466, John A. Sproul Research Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley's Canadian Studies Program, and a Policy Innovations Fellow at Harvard University's Program on US‐Japan Relations, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 647-666 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/capa.12503 |
| OpenAlex | W4309836241 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
For years, Canadian refugee status determination (RSD) procedures have faced significant administrative capacity issues. Arguing that the RSD system was attracting “unfounded” claims and becoming inefficient, the Harper government pursued rights‐restrictive reforms. Is there a connection between applicants' procedural rights and the efficiency of Canadian RSD? This article outlines and empirically tests arguments for and against restricting refugee applicants' procedural rights to enhance efficiency. Examining macro‐level trends in applications and micro‐level adjudicator‐specific routines, it presents evidence against the notion that rights‐restrictive measures save adjudicators time. The article also shows that procedural rights can foster efficient RSD practices when applicants and adjudicators have access to competent legal counsel
Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Macro · Political science · Refugee · Sociology · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Computer Science · Law · Migration, Health and Trauma · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Public Administration
Reputation and Power
Seeking asylum in Europe
Welfare States and Immigrant Rights
Let Me Be a Refugee
Shifting Up and Back
Mapping current issues in administrative justice
The “Bogus” Refugee
Not Just the Luck of the Draw? Exploring Competency of Counsel and Other Qualitative Factors in Federal Court Refugee Leave Determinations (2005-2010)
The exclusion of Roma claimants in Canadian refugee policy
Who are you afraid of and why? Inside the black box of refugee tribunals
The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
The dynamic relationship between asylum applications and recognition rates in Europe (1987–2010)
Asylum Destination Choice
Asylum and State Sovereignty
Restricting Rights, Losing Control
Does Exposure to the Refugee Crisis Make Natives More Hostile
Do rights violations deter refugees
Bureaucrats and expertise
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |