Research Handbook on International Refugee Law by Books on international refugee and asylum seeker law are generally shelved at KC 205 and books on refugee law can be found via the Refugees- Legal status, laws, etc. subject term in the library catalogue. Books on refugee law in a particular country are shelved with the books on that jurisdiction. Books on statelessness are shelved at KC 194 and can also be found via Statelessness and Stateless persons subject terms in the library catalogue.
For some books on domestic refugee law in this Guide - see the Australian, Canadian, US, NZ and UK tabs. for regional refugee law books, see the Regional tab in this Guide.
Refuge Beyond Reach: how rich Democracies Repel Asylum Seekers by 
Climate Refugees in South Asia: Protection under International Legal Standards and State Practices in South Asia by 
Undocumented Nationals: Between Statelessness and Citizenship by 
Resettlement Challenges for Displaced Population and Refugees by 
International Refugee Law and the Protection of Stateless Persons by 
Conflict Displacement and Legal Protection: understanding asylum, human rights and refugee law by 
Refugee Resettlement: Power, Politics, and Humanitarian Governance by 
Protest Movements in Asylum and Deportation by 
Protecting Stateless Persons: The Implementation of the Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons across EU States by 
States, the Law and Access to Refugee Protection: Fortresses and Fairness by 
The UNHCR and the Supervision of International Refugee Law by 
UNHCR and International Refugee Law: From Treaties to Innovation by The Refugee Law Reader: Cases, Documents and Materials (open access - but registration is required) is aimed for the use of academics, lawyers, advocates, and students across a wide range of national jurisdictions. The Reader offers access to the complete texts of up-to-date core legal materials, instruments, and academic commentary.
The Reader is divided into six sections:
Each section contains the relevant hard and soft law, the most important cases decided by national or international courts and tribunals, and academic commentaries.
The Reader uses the following two titles as core texts:
Using indexes to scholarly journal literature is the best way to find relevant articles on refugee or asylum seeker topics. See our Secondary Sources for Law Research Guide for more information.
You can search hundreds of law journals at the same time using keyword searches in the recommended resources listed below. Many of these indexes link to the full-text articles.
Note: indexes on the same platform can be searched together eg: you can search Academic Search Complete, Bibliography of Asian Studies and Legal Source at the same time.
Relevant articles will also be found in the following:
