The 'boat people' are they refugees?
Since the end of the Vietnam war in 1975, thousands of people have left Vietnam in search of asylum. These people, commonly described as the "boat people" have often been referred to as refugees without any close examination as to whether they are really political refugees under internatio...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Australian outlook |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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1983
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Since the end of the Vietnam war in 1975, thousands of people have left Vietnam in search of asylum. These people, commonly described as the "boat people" have often been referred to as refugees without any close examination as to whether they are really political refugees under international law. This "refugees" label needs scrutiny. Because the status of the "boat people" as political refugees is affected by their motivations for leaving Vietnam, the background for their departures needs to be explained. The relevant factors in this respect include: the development strategies pursued by the Vietnamese government after the war, particularly the policies on "re-education", new economic zones and nationalization of private enterprises. The Kampuchean-Vietnamese dispute and the Sino-Vietnamese conflict also created favourable grounds for the exodus. The conclusion that is indicated by analyzing these factors against the background of the definition of a political refugee under the Refugee Convention of 1951 and its Protocol of 1967 is that the "boat people" must properly be regarded as political refugees under international law. (DÜI-Pa) |
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| ISSN: | 0004-9913 |