Article by Oona Hathaway, Mark Stevens and Preston Lim. Just Security.
December 2, 2020.
This article is the second describing the aspects of international refugee law that the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant government responses implicate. It focuses on how COVID-19 might and should affect governments’ treatment of asylum-seekers, refugees, and other migrants under their care in large-scale camps or in custody in smaller facilities, domestically or at points of entry. This article first summarizes States’ health-related obligations as they pertain to migrants in State-operated or State-authorized facilities, including camps, detention facilities, or reception centers at points of entry. It then turns to States’ obligations to immigration detainees during a pandemic. Finally, it considers States’ obligations to immigration detainees in the particular context of COVID-19 and suggests approaches States might undertake to fulfill these obligations.
See the first article about international refugee law and the principle of non-refoulement here.
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