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by Liliana Lyra Jubilut (Editor), Marcia Vera Espinoza (Editor), Gabriela Mezzanotti (Editor)
Looking at refugee protection in Latin America, this landmark edited collection assesses what the region has achieved in recent years. It analyses Latin America's main documents in refugee protection, evaluates the particular aspects of different regimes, and reviews their emergence, development and effect, to develop understanding of refugee protection in the region. Drawing from multidisciplinary texts from both leading academics and practitioners, this comprehensive, innovative and highly topical book adopts an analytical framework to understand and improve Latin America's protection of refugees.
Author Biography
Gabriela Mezzanotti is Associate Professor at the University of South-Eastern Norway. She is a member of the research group in Human Rights and Diversities (HRDUSN) and a member of the Human Rights and Reconciliation in a Post-conflict, Multicultural Society project (NORPART). She holds a PhD in Social Sciences. She is a lawyer who has coordinated Unisinos UNHCR Sergio Vieira de Mello Chair from 2011 until 2018. Her research addresses critical discourse studies, international human rights law, migration, and refugee law.
