Michelle Foster is a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Research Programme in International Refugee Law at the University of Melbourne.

'… complex hermeneutical legal approach, which is particularly useful in the context of contemporary international law in general … offers strong interpretive means for a better and more coherent interpretation of the [Refugee Convention].' International Journal of Refugee Law

• 1. Introduction; 2. A human rights framework for interpreting the Refugee Convention; 3. Persecution and socio-economic deprivation in refugee law; 4. Rethinking the conceptual approach to socio-economic claims; 5. Economic deprivation as the reason for being persecuted; 6. Economic disadvantage and the Refugee Convention grounds; 7. Conclusions.

Michelle Foster is a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Research Programme in International Refugee Law at the University of Melbourne.

'… complex hermeneutical legal approach, which is particularly useful in the context of contemporary international law in general … offers strong interpretive means for a better and more coherent interpretation of the [Refugee Convention].' International Journal of Refugee Law

• 1. Introduction; 2. A human rights framework for interpreting the Refugee Convention; 3. Persecution and socio-economic deprivation in refugee law; 4. Rethinking the conceptual approach to socio-economic claims; 5. Economic deprivation as the reason for being persecuted; 6. Economic disadvantage and the Refugee Convention grounds; 7. Conclusions.

Michelle Foster is a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Research Programme in International Refugee Law at the University of Melbourne.

'… complex hermeneutical legal approach, which is particularly useful in the context of contemporary international law in general … offers strong interpretive means for a better and more coherent interpretation of the [Refugee Convention].' International Journal of Refugee Law

• 1. Introduction; 2. A human rights framework for interpreting the Refugee Convention; 3. Persecution and socio-economic deprivation in refugee law; 4. Rethinking the conceptual approach to socio-economic claims; 5. Economic deprivation as the reason for being persecuted; 6. Economic disadvantage and the Refugee Convention grounds; 7. Conclusions.