International Refugee Law And The Refugee Crisis In The 21St Century

Abstract

The refugee problem is not one that has begun recently but the world has been experiencing it even before the World War I. However, the world’s focus on this issue only become more serious after the second war when it became clear that we needed to protect those displaced from their homes in Europe due to the war. Ever since, the international community has continued to implement laws that will ensure the protection of refugees. This notwithstanding, large numbers of humanitarian crises over the years , together with the ever evolving dynamics of international migration have led to challenges that have never before been experienced in the protection of refugees. In light of this there is a need to find out what these challenges are and how best to solve them. The purpose of this research is to research on the relationship of international refugee law Vis a Vis the refugee crisis in the 21st century. The study will begin by giving a brief background to the study then proceed to state and briefly discuss what the statement of the problem that has warranted the research is. The researcher will then state the questions that this research will answer and objectives that the researcher intends to achieve. This research will also indicate of what importance the study is to the academia fraternity, policy makers and the public. The researcher will then proceed to discuss what various scholars have written on several issues on refugees and refugee law. The researcher will indicate the theories that will guide the research study in the next section. The research will incorporate the use of secondary data sources as its research methodology. This chapter will conclude with an outline of what to expect of the entire study. The researcher in the next chapters will discuss the legal and institutional frameworks of the law, and its adequacy in combating the current refugee crisis and finally recommendations by scholars on how to best tackle the laws inadequacies if any. The final chapter will give a conclusion of the findings of the study and the researcher will also give recommendations on what she thinks is the best way to tackle the problems that have been discussed previously.