Safe country? Says who?
Costello C (2016)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2016
Journal
Book Volume: 28
Pages Range: 601-622
Journal Issue: 4
DOI: 10.1093/ijrl/eew042
Abstract
In 1991, Professor Guy S Goodwin-Gill reflected on the emerging safe country of origin (SCO) practices in an editorial in the International Journal of Refugee Law, entitled 'Safe Country? Says Who?'. This article reflects on developments regarding SCO practices since his prescient editorial, focusing on both Europe, where they originated, and Canada. The article first explores how SCO practices have developed in European law and practice since their inception, including the role of European courts in assessing their legality. This European experience is then contrasted with Canada's short-lived experiment with its analogous Designated Country of Origin (DCO) system, which, in 2015, was deemed unconstitutional by the Federal Court of Canada.
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APA:
Costello, C. (2016). Safe country? Says who? International Journal of Refugee Law, 28(4), 601-622. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijrl/eew042
MLA:
Costello, Cathryn. "Safe country? Says who?" International Journal of Refugee Law 28.4 (2016): 601-622.
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