European Divergent Approaches to Protection Claims Based on the Eritrean Military/National Service Programme
European Divergent Approaches to Protection Claims Based on the Eritrean Military/National Service Programme
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欧洲对基于厄立特里亚军事/国民服役计划的保护主张采取不同的方法
DOI:
10.1163/18719732-bja10089
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
0.7
通讯作者:
Palacios-Arapiles S
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作者:
Palacios-Arapiles S
Drawing on data from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland, this article shows that during the process of interpreting the refugee definition and applying it to the context of the Military/National Service Programme (MNSP), the definition is subject to various interpretations and applications. As a result, the treatment of similarly situated Eritrean asylum applications differs from one country to another. The article illustrates that asylum courts from the selected jurisdictions sideline relevant factors that classify theMNSPas slavery by failing to engage normatively with the international law definition of slavery. The findings suggest that a defective incorporation of international legal instruments in the assessment of protection claims based on slavery contributes to conflicting interpretations and applications of the refugee definition and can unduly de-legitimise Eritrean applications for refugee status as ‘unwanted migrants’.