Asian Civil Society and Reconfiguration of Refugee Protection in Asia

Choi, Won Geun

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“…The literature shows that in the Asian region refugee issues are often treated as a traditional security issue (Ali Ashraf, 2021;Chatterjee & Das, 2022;Choi, 2019;Rana & Riaz, 2022). This does not mean that we should look at refugee protection in Asia solely as a state responsibility or a traditional security matter.…”

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“…In a culturally and politically diverse region, characterised by a lack of a coherent approach to refugee protection, the literature seems to focus on state security as a crucial feature in refugee and asylum seeker matters (see, for instance, Ali Ashraf, 2021;Chatterjee & Das, 2022;Choi, 2019;Rana & Riaz, 2022). In this collective work, we emphasise how state security is not sufficient to fully understand the complexity behind refugee and asylum seeker acceptance, protection, and integration in Asia.…”

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Ivanova

2024

Palgrave Macmillan Studies on Human Rights in Asia

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This chapter starts by discussing the timeliness and significance of the topic of refugee policies and experiences in Japan and Taiwan. It defines two main and interrelated objectives of this volume which are: (1) to further scientific knowledge on the relatively understudied subjects of the acceptance, protection, and integration of refugees and asylum seekers in Japan and Taiwan, and (2) to raise public awareness of their plight in the hope that this promotes positive policy changes. The book attempts to achieve these objectives by examining three aspects of refugee-related issues which correspond to the three main parts of the book: (1) legal and policy frameworks, (2) media representation and public opinion, and (3) lived experiences of refugees and asylum seekers. This chapter proceeds by examining the role of human security as an overarching conceptual framework to help to fulfil both objectives. The subsequent two sections examine the existing refugee regimes in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. This introduction closes by highlighting the contribution of each chapter to the main ideas of the volume.

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“…States parties can also, in reality, not accept a significant number of refugees, as in the case of Japan. In this context, the Convention and Protocol, despite their universal applicability, exemplify that ratification "seems to be more of a matter of promoting and protecting national interests rather than protecting the rights of refugees … in an 'institutionalisation-implementation gap'" (Betts & Orchard, 2014, as in Choi, 2019.…”

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Refugee Protection in Japan and Taiwan: Common Challenges and Ways Forward for Human Security

Ling,

Hayashi

2024

Palgrave Macmillan Studies on Human Rights in Asia

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This chapter explores the current situation of refugee protection in both Japan and Taiwan. For both, refugee assistance serves a diplomatic purpose by promoting the country’s contribution to external refugee issues, rather than implementing the norms and spirit of the Refugee Convention domestically. This chapter examines the gaps between international standards in the protection of asylum seekers and refugees, and Japan’s implementation of those standards. It also looks at how these challenges are manifested for Taiwan, which lacks an asylum law. Both countries have adopted an ad hoc approach to refugee protection, resulting in human security risks for refugees and asylum seekers. Adopting an asylum law would be an important move for Taiwan. The experiences of Japan, however, suggest that a legal framework is not enough, unless there is broad acceptance and implementation of the responsibility to protect refugees in society. The complexity of the landscape, and the interplay between international and regional dynamics relating to the Asia–Pacific, law, and declaratory statements, means that there is not a one-size-fits-all solution. To establish meaningful refugee protection, all the tools available must be utilised to increase public awareness and to develop inclusive solutions, where civil society involvement plays crucial roles.

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Becoming an advocate: Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) and the evolution of local NGOs in Asia

Choi

2022

Third World Quarterly

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Asian Civil Society and Reconfiguration of Refugee Protection in Asia

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Refugee Protection in Japan and Taiwan: Common Challenges and Ways Forward for Human Security

Becoming an advocate: Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) and the evolution of local NGOs in Asia

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