The Global Reach of European Refugee Law

Examination of the worldwide emulation of key norms of European refugee protection through transnational processes and actors.

1. Introduction: European refugee law and transnational emulation Hélène Lambert; 2. Migrating laws? The 'plagiaristic dialogue' between Europe and Australia Jane McAdam; 3. European influence on asylum practices in Latin America: accelerated procedures in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela David Cantor; 4. A safe country to emulate? Canada and the European refugee Audrey Macklin; 5. Between East and West: the case of Israel Dallal Stevens; 6. Is Switzerland an EU member state? Asylum law harmonization through the backdoor Vincent Chetail and Céline Bauloz; 7. The impact of European refugee law on regional, sub-regional and national planes in Africa Marina Sharpe; 8. Stealth emulation: the United States and European protection norms Maryellen Fullerton; 9. The vanishing refugee: how EU asylum law blurs the specificity of refugee protection Jean-François Durieux; 10. Conclusion: Europe's normative power in refugee law Hélène Lambert.