Practicing Asylum: A Handbook for Expert Witnesses in Latin American Gender- and Sexuality-Based Asylum Cases - Couverture souple

Gauderman, Kimberly; Bookey, Blaine; Hutchison, Elizabeth Quay; Torres, M. Gabriela

 
9780520391352: Practicing Asylum: A Handbook for Expert Witnesses in Latin American Gender- and Sexuality-Based Asylum Cases
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0520391357 ISBN 13 : 9780520391352
Editeur : University of California Press, 2023

Synopsis

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This multidisciplinary volume brings together experienced expert witnesses and immigration attorneys to highlight best practices and strategies for giving expert testimony in asylum cases. As the scale and severity of violence in Latin America has grown in the last decade, scholars and attorneys have collaborated to defend the rights of immigrant women, children, and LGBTQ+ persons who are threatened by gender-based, sexual, and gang violence in their home countries. Researchers in anthropology, history, political science, and sociology have regularly supported the work of immigration lawyers and contributed to public debates on immigration reform, but the academy contains untapped scholarly expertise that, guided by the resources provided in this handbook, can aid asylum seekers and refugees and promote the fair adjudication of asylum claims in US courts. As the recent refugee crisis of immigrant mothers and children and unaccompanied minors has made clear, there is an urgent need for academics to work with other professionals to build a legal framework and national network that can respond effectively to this human rights crisis.

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À propos de l?auteur

Kimberly Gauderman is Associate Professor of Latin American History at the University of New Mexico.

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Éditeur
University of California Press
Date d'édition
2023
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0520391357
ISBN 13 
9780520391352
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
210
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non disponible
Personne responsable
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