Contents: List of annexes page viii... Notes on contributors and editors ix... Foreword xv... Preface xvii... Acknowledgments xx... Expert roundtables and topics under the ‘second track? of the Global Consultations xxi... Table of cases xxii Table of treaties and other international instruments xlv List of abbreviations lv... Part 1 Introduction: 1.1 Refugee protection in international law: an overall perspective 3... volker turk and frances nicholson 1.2 Age and gender dimensions in international refugee law 46 alice edwards 1.3 Declaration of States Parties to the 1951 Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees 81 Part 2 Non-refoulement (Article 33 of the 1951 Convention) 2.1 The scope and content of the principle of non-refoulement: Opinion 87 sir elihu lauterpacht qc and daniel bethlehem 2.2 Summary Conclusions: the principle of non-refoulement, expert roundtable, Cambridge, July 2001 178 2.3 List of participants 180 v vi Contents Part 3 Illegal entry (Article 31) 3.1 Article 31 of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees: non-penalization, detention, and protection 185 guy s . goodwin-gill 3.2 Summary Conclusions: Article 31 of the 1951 Convention, expert roundtable, Geneva,November 2001 253 3.3 List of participants 259 Part 4 Membership of a particular social group (Article 1A(2)) 4.1 Protected characteristics and social perceptions: an analysis of the meaning of ‘membership of a particular social group? 263 t. alexander aleinikoff 4.2 Summary Conclusions: membership of a particular social group, expert roundtable, San Remo, September 2001 312 4.3 List of participants 314 Part 5 Gender-related persecution (Article 1A(2)) 5.1 Gender-related persecution 319 rodger haines qc 5.2 Summary Conclusions: gender-related persecution, expert roundtable, San Remo, September 2001 351 5.3 List of participants 353 Part 6 Internal protection/relocation/flight alternative 6.1 Internal protection/relocation/flight alternative as an aspect of refugee status determination 357 james c. hathaway and michelle foster 6.2 Summary Conclusions: internal protection/relocation/flight alternative, expert roundtable, San Remo, September 2001 418 6.3 List of participants 420 Part 7 Exclusion (Article 1F) 7.1 Current issues in the application of the exclusion clauses 425 geoff gilbert Contents vii 7.2 Summary Conclusions: exclusion from refugee status, expert roundtable, Lisbon, May 2001 479 7.3 List of participants 486 Part 8 Cessation (Article 1C) 8.1 Cessation of refugee protection 491 joan fitzpatrick and rafael bonoan 8.2 Summary Conclusions: cessation of refugee status, expert roundtable, Lisbon, May 2001 545 8.3 List of participants 551 Part 9 Family unity (Final Act, 1951UN Conference) 9.1 Family unity and refugee protection 555 kate jastram and kathleen newland 9.2 Summary Conclusions: family unity, expert roundtable, Geneva, November 2001 604 9.3 List of participants 609 Part 10 Supervisory responsibility (Article 35) 10.1 Supervising the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees: Article 35 and beyond 613 walter ka? lin 10.2 Summary Conclusions: supervisory responsibility, expert roundtable, Cambridge, July 2001 667 10.3 List of participants 672 Index 674 Annexes 2.1 Status of ratifications of key international instruments which include a non-refoulement component page 164 2.2 Constitutional and legislative provisions importing the principle of non-refoulement into municipal law 171 3.1 Incorporation of Article 31 of the 1951 Convention into municipal law: selected legislation 234 viii