James Hathaway

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James C. Hathaway is Director, Program in Refugee and Asylum Law, University of Michigan, and Distinguished Visiting Professor of International Refugee Law, University of Amsterdam.

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Moving Beyond the Asylum Muddle

The horrific images of refugees dying on European shores seem – finally – to have galvanized public opinion in favor of a shift to protection rather than deterrence. Some leaders seem still to be committed to harsh action – Hungarian Prime Minister Orban’s comment that the arrival of refugees threatened “Europe’s Christian roots” and the decision of…

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