Safe Zones and the Internal Protection Alternative

Bibliographic Data

ID9931001
AuthorsBríd Ní Ghráinne (0000-0002-9873-7400, Masaryk University, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume69
Issue2
Pages335-364
Publication date2020-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational and Comparative Law Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-5893 • E-ISSN: 1471-6895
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0020589320000019
OpenAlexW3017163649
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited6

A ‘safe zone’ refers to an area established in armed conflict for the purposes of protecting civilians. This article provides the first legal analysis of whether safe zones can be invoked as a ground for refusing asylum. It examines the concept of the Internal Protection Alternative (IPA) which posits that an individual is not a refugee if there is a safe place within his/her country where he/she can relocate. It clarifies the applicable criteria in the IPA inquiry and uses three case studies to illustrate that safe zones can only qualify as lawful IPAs in exceptional circumstances

Armed conflict · Internal conflict · Law and economics · Political science · Refugee · Sociology · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Human Rights and Development · International Law and Human Rights · Law

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