James C. Hathaway is the James E. and Sarah A. Degan Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, USA, a Distinguished Visiting Professor of International Refugee Law at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Michelle Foster is an Associate Professor and Director of the International Refugee Law Research Programme in the Institute for International Law and the Humanities at Melbourne Law School.

'… a major event … The long wait is over, and all working or studying in this area of law can begin to use and benefit from this book's many insights, and to mine the rich seams of source materials contained in its footnotes.' Hugo Storey, International Journal of Refugee Law

• 1. Alienage; 2. Well-founded fear; 3. Serious harm; 4. Failure of state protection; 5. Nexus to civil or political status; 6. Persons no longer needing protection; 7. Persons not deserving protection.

James C. Hathaway is the James E. and Sarah A. Degan Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, USA, a Distinguished Visiting Professor of International Refugee Law at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Michelle Foster is an Associate Professor and Director of the International Refugee Law Research Programme in the Institute for International Law and the Humanities at Melbourne Law School.

'… a major event … The long wait is over, and all working or studying in this area of law can begin to use and benefit from this book's many insights, and to mine the rich seams of source materials contained in its footnotes.' Hugo Storey, International Journal of Refugee Law

• 1. Alienage; 2. Well-founded fear; 3. Serious harm; 4. Failure of state protection; 5. Nexus to civil or political status; 6. Persons no longer needing protection; 7. Persons not deserving protection.

James C. Hathaway is the James E. and Sarah A. Degan Professor of Law at the University of Michigan, USA, a Distinguished Visiting Professor of International Refugee Law at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and a Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Michelle Foster is an Associate Professor and Director of the International Refugee Law Research Programme in the Institute for International Law and the Humanities at Melbourne Law School.

'… a major event … The long wait is over, and all working or studying in this area of law can begin to use and benefit from this book's many insights, and to mine the rich seams of source materials contained in its footnotes.' Hugo Storey, International Journal of Refugee Law

• 1. Alienage; 2. Well-founded fear; 3. Serious harm; 4. Failure of state protection; 5. Nexus to civil or political status; 6. Persons no longer needing protection; 7. Persons not deserving protection.