Preface

AuthorSasha Baglay/Martin Jones
Pages19-22
xix
PR EFAC E
A. INTRODUCTION
This book is intended as an introductory guide to Canadian refugee
law and procedure for law students, legal practitioners, paralegals, and
NGO staff. While it is at times technical in its l anguage and procedural
descriptions, it can also be used by those interested in refugee issues
more generally.
The book def‌ines “Canadian refugee law” fairly broadly to include
not only the formal statutory and regulatory basis of the law but also
the various policies, processes, and practices that are used to deter-
mine refugee law issues. Furthermore, the term is seen to include not
only protection of individuals who are Convention refugees but also
other categories of individuals who are in need of protection due to a
potential violation of their human rights abroad.
While Canadian refugee law has emerged over the past several dec-
ades as an independent branch of law and discrete area of practice, in-
evitably it remains closely tied to immigration law and often requires
cross-referencing to immigration law. Therefore, this book presents
refugee law as a system subject to that discipline’s internal logic and
integrity, not a system of law that operates in isolation.
The principal objective of the book is to provide an accurate account
of the basic features of Canadian refugee law, policy, and procedure. It
is by no means exhaustive. No single book can describe, discuss, and
resolve all of the details and nuances of the Canadian refugee system.

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