This book introduces readers to the cultural imaginings of borders: the in-between spaces in
which transnationalism collides with geopolitical cooperation and contestation. Recent …

In the past decade, a sense of feminist'success' has developed within the United Nations
and international law, recognized in the Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace …

This book draws on the analytic and political dimensions of queer, alongside the analytic
and political usefulness of emotion, to navigate legal interventions aimed at progressing the …

In 2015, the Australian government commissioned a telemovie as part of its strategic
communication campaign to deter would-be asylum seekers from travelling to Australia …

This contribution explores how the Council of Europe (CoE)–and the European Court of
Human Rights (Strasbourg Court), in particular–have addressed the increasing number and …

Abstract The Rome Statute in Article 7 (1)(h) criminalizes not only persecution based on
specifically enumerated grounds, such as gender, but also persecution based on the open …

Disclosure of sexual orientation or gender identity (SOGI) in the asylum application process
can be delayed for several reasons. Late disclosure of SOGI is often viewed as decreasing …

In applying for international protection in Belgium, trans people are subjected to a credibility
assessment of their gender identity and their fear of persecution. During this judgement, the …

Abstract The Rome Statute criminalizes as a crime against humanity persecution against
any identifiable group or collectivity on various discriminatory grounds if committed in …

Public international law and, more specifically, international human rights law protect the
right to access an asylum determination procedure and the principle of non-refoulement, as …