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Socio-Legal Perspectives on Immigration and Refugee Law in Russia

Kubal, AM; (2019) Socio-Legal Perspectives on Immigration and Refugee Law in Russia. [Book]. In: Immigration and Refugee Law in Russia. Socio-Legal Perspectives. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, UK. Green open access

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Abstract

Immigration and Refugee Law in Russia confronts the issue of access to justice and the realisation of human rights for migrants and refugees in Russia. It focuses on everyday experiences of immigration and refugee laws and how they work 'in action' in Russia. This investigation presupposes that the reality is much more complex than is generally assumed, as it is mediated by peoples' varied positionalities. Agnieszka Kubal's primary focus is on people, their stories and experiences: migrants, asylum seekers, refugees, immigration lawyers, Russian judges, and the Federal Migration Service officers. These actors speak with different voices, profess different ideologies, and hold opposite worldviews; what they hold in common is their importance to our understanding of migration processes. By this focus on individual views and opinions, Kubal highlights the complexity and nuance of everyday experiences of the law, breaking away from the portrayal of Russia as a legal and ideological monolith.

Type: Book chapter
Title: Socio-Legal Perspectives on Immigration and Refugee Law in Russia
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1017/9781108283656
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108283656
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Politics and International Relations, Russian and East European Government, Politics and Policy, Politics: General Interest, Socio-Legal Studies, Law
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > SSEES
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10066698
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