Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. Introduction. Refugee protection in international law: an overall perspective / Volker Türk and Frances Nicholson ; Age and gender dimensions in international refugee law / Alice Edwards ; Declaration of States Parties to the 1951 Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol relating to the status of refugees -- pt. II. Non-refoulement (Article 33 of the 1951 Convention). The scope and content of the principle of non-refoulement: opinion / Eli Lauterpacht and Daniel Bethlehem ; Summary conclusions: the principle of non-refoulement, expert roundtable, Cambridge, July 2001 -- pt. III. Illegal entry (Article 31). Article 31 of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees: non-penalization, detention and protection / Guy S. Goodwin-Gill ; Summary conclusions -- Article 31 of the 1951 Convention, expert roundtable, Geneva, November 2001 -- pt. IV. Membership of a particular social group (Article 1A(2)). Protected characteristics and social perceptions: an analysis of the meaning of 'membership of a particular social group'/ T. Alexander Aleinikoff ; Summary conclusions: membership of a particular social group, expert roundtable, San Remo, September 2001 -- pt. V. Gender-related persecution (Article 1A(2)). Gender-related persecution / Rodger Haines ; Summary conclusions: gender-related persecution, expert roundtable, San Remo, September 2001 -- pt. VI. Internal protection/relocation/flight alternative. Internal protection/relocation/flight alternative as an aspect of refugee status determination / James Hathaway and Michelle Foster ; Summary conclusions: internal protection/relocation/flight alternative, expert roundtable, San Remo, September 2001 -- pt. VII. Exclusion (Article 1F). Current issues in the application of the exclusion clauses / Geoff Gilbert ; Summary conclusions: exclusion from refugee status, expert roundtable, Lisbon, May 2001 -- pt. VIII. Cessation (Article 1C). Cessation of refugee protection / Joan Fitzpatrick and Rafael Bonoan ; Summary conclusions: cessation of refugee status, expert roundtable, Lisbon, May 2001 -- pt. IX. Family unity (Final Act, 1951 UN Conference). Family unity and refuge protection / Kate Jastram and Kathleen Newland ; Summary conclusions: family unity, expert roundtable, Geneva, November 2001 -- pt. X. Supervisory responsibility (Article 35). Supervising the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees: Article 35 and beyond / Walter Kälin ; Summary conclusions: supervisory responsibility, expert roundtable, Cambridge, July 2001 -- Annexes. Status of ratifications of key international instruments which include a non-refoulement component ; Constitutional and legislative provisions importing the principle of non-refoulement into municiple law ; Incorporation of Article 31 of the 1951 Convention into municipal law: selected legislation.