| Title | Protected Characteristics and Social Perceptions: An Analysis of the Meaning of 'Membership of a Particular Social Group' |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Author | T. Alexander Aleinikoff |
| Publication Date | June 2003 |
| Topics | Global Consultations on international protection | Social group discrimination | Social group persecution |
| Cite as | Cambridge University Press, Protected Characteristics and Social Perceptions: An Analysis of the Meaning of 'Membership of a Particular Social Group', June 2003, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/470a33b30.html [accessed 22 January 2017] |
| Comments | This chapter is taken from Refugee Protection in International Law: UNHCR's Global Consultations on International Protection (edited by Erika Feller, Volker Türk and Frances Nicholson, Cambridge University Press, 2003). It was originally presented as an expert paper at a round table in the context of the Global Consultations on International Protection, which were organized by UNHCR in 2000-2002. More information on the complete publication is available on UNHCR's website. |
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