James C. Hathaway is James E. and Sarah A. Degan Professor of Law and founding director of the Program in Refugee and Asylum Law, University of Michigan. He is the author of The Law of Refugee Status (1991; 2nd ed. 2014, with M. Foster) and editor of Reconceiving International Refugee Law (1997) and Human Rights and Refugee Law (2015). He is also the founding Editor of Cambridge Asylum and Migration Studies.

Praise for the First Edition: '… painstakingly researched, cogently argued, and beautifully written … An instant classic on the topic of refugee rights.' Penelope Mathew, American Journal of International Law

• Introduction; 1. The evolution of the refugee rights regime; 2. An interactive approach to interpreting refugee rights; 3. The structure of entitlement under the refugee convention; 4. Rights of refugees physically present; 5. Rights of refugees lawfully or habitually present; 6. Rights of refugees lawfully staying; 7. Rights of solution; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index.

James C. Hathaway is James E. and Sarah A. Degan Professor of Law and founding director of the Program in Refugee and Asylum Law, University of Michigan. He is the author of The Law of Refugee Status (1991; 2nd ed. 2014, with M. Foster) and editor of Reconceiving International Refugee Law (1997) and Human Rights and Refugee Law (2015). He is also the founding Editor of Cambridge Asylum and Migration Studies.

Praise for the First Edition: '… painstakingly researched, cogently argued, and beautifully written … An instant classic on the topic of refugee rights.' Penelope Mathew, American Journal of International Law

• Introduction; 1. The evolution of the refugee rights regime; 2. An interactive approach to interpreting refugee rights; 3. The structure of entitlement under the refugee convention; 4. Rights of refugees physically present; 5. Rights of refugees lawfully or habitually present; 6. Rights of refugees lawfully staying; 7. Rights of solution; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index.

James C. Hathaway is James E. and Sarah A. Degan Professor of Law and founding director of the Program in Refugee and Asylum Law, University of Michigan. He is the author of The Law of Refugee Status (1991; 2nd ed. 2014, with M. Foster) and editor of Reconceiving International Refugee Law (1997) and Human Rights and Refugee Law (2015). He is also the founding Editor of Cambridge Asylum and Migration Studies.

Praise for the First Edition: '… painstakingly researched, cogently argued, and beautifully written … An instant classic on the topic of refugee rights.' Penelope Mathew, American Journal of International Law

• Introduction; 1. The evolution of the refugee rights regime; 2. An interactive approach to interpreting refugee rights; 3. The structure of entitlement under the refugee convention; 4. Rights of refugees physically present; 5. Rights of refugees lawfully or habitually present; 6. Rights of refugees lawfully staying; 7. Rights of solution; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index.