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  Australian Journal of Politics & HistoryVolume 52 Issue 4, Pages 562 - 575 Published Online: 6 Dec 2006 © 2009 School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics, School of Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.
Abstract | Full Text: PDF (Size: 196K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  The Asian Rejection?: International Refugee Law in Asia* *I identify "Asia" based on the geographical identification that UNHCR makes in its reports on the region. The UNHCR usually refers to an East Asia, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia, in this paper I collectively refer to the UNHCR's designation of these regions as "Asia". The Asian region identified in this article is composed of thirty states: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. Copyright 2006 Department of History, School of Political Science and International Studies, The University of Queensland and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd ABSTRACTThe majority of Asian states have not signed onto the major international refugee law instruments which promote refugee recognition and protection. Yet, second to Africa, the Asian region has had the highest number of refugees since the Second World War. Three explanations are usually offered to explain this puzzle —"good neighbourliness", "economic costs" and "social disruption". In this article I argue that each is flawed in important ways and then develop an alternative by explaining how limited Asian involvement in the drafting of international refugee law has led Asian states to reject Eurocentric refugee recognition practices. | 
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