Rewriting Refugee Law: Centring Refugee Knowledges and Lived Experience.

Autor: Bruey, Veronica Fynn, Hambly, Jessica, Lester, Eve, Ogg, Kate, Zagor, Matthew
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Zdroj: Refugee Survey Quarterly; Jun2024, Vol. 43 Issue 2, p115-126, 12p
Abstrakt: This article discusses a special issue of the Refugee Survey Quarterly that focuses on rewriting refugee law decisions. The initiative is led by scholars and lawyers with lived experience of displacement, aiming to center refugee knowledge and lived experience in the rewriting of judicial decisions. The article highlights the colonial, racialized, and patriarchal nature of current legal frameworks governing displacement and the need to challenge these frameworks by incorporating the perspectives of displaced persons. The methodology involves inviting scholars and lawyers with research interests in displacement and refugee studies to collaborate on rewriting judgments, with a focus on critical and reflective thinking. The authors emphasize the importance of including the voices of individuals with lived experience of forced displacement in the decision-making process. The text also addresses the challenges and ethical considerations involved in determining what constitutes "refugee knowledges" and "lived experience." The authors emphasize the need to respect the personal choices of displaced scholars in how they express and share their lived experiences. Overall, the text aims to challenge power asymmetries and elevate marginalized voices in the field of refugee law. [Extracted from the article]
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