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Human rights; refugee and asylum policy; complex emergencies; humanitarianism; immigration; crisis prevention; international law and organizations.
Experience:Founded and directed the Forced Migration Projects at the Open Society Institute in New York (1994-99); directed the Refugee Project of the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (1982-94); Adjunct Professor, Columbia University Law School (2001-present); Visiting Professor, International Relations and European Studies Program, Central European University (1997-2000); Adjunct Professor, New York University School of Law (1986-99).
Honors:Distinction in international law and affairs by the New York State Bar Association; Immigration and Refugee Policy Award by the Center for Migration Studies; The President of the Republic of the Philippines’ Ninoy Aquino Refugee Recognition Award; and the NYU Law Alumni Association’s Public Interest Award.
Selected Publications:Has written over 80 scholarly articles and contributed to several books concerning refugees and the displaced, including most recently "Rescuing the Refugees" in Foreign Affairs (March/April 2002). Has published opinion pieces and letters to the editor in several major newspapers including "Refugees in Europe", The New York Times, June 5, 2002 (letter). He recently authored The Price of Indifference: Refugees and Humanitarian Action in the New Century, (Oxford University Press, 2002).
Past Research Project
June 24, 2003
Op-Ed
OpenDemocracy.com
See more in Non-Governmental Organizations, International Peace and Security
May 7, 2003
Op-Ed
Christian Science Monitor
See more in Iraq, Refugees and the Displaced, International Peace and Security
May 7, 2003
Article
OpenDemocracy.com
See more in Iraq, International Peace and Security
May 1, 2003
Op-Ed
OpenDemocracy.com
See more in International Organizations, International Peace and Security
April 17, 2003
Op-Ed
OpenDemocracy.com
See more in Iraq, International Peace and Security
April 10, 2003
Op-Ed
OpenDemocracy.com
See more in Iraq, Refugees and the Displaced, International Peace and Security
April 3, 2003
Op-Ed
OpenDemocracy.com
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March 31, 2003
Interview
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March 26, 2003
Article
OpenDemocracy.com
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March 20, 2003
Article
OpenDemocracy.com
See more in Iran, International Peace and Security
March 11, 2003
Op-Ed
OpenDemocracy.com
See more in Iraq, Refugees and the Displaced
March 6, 2003
Article
OpenDemocracy.com
See more in Iraq, International Peace and Security
January 18, 2003
Op-Ed
The Boston Globe
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January 15, 2003
Article
OpenDemocracy.com
See more in Iraq, International Peace and Security
December 17, 2002
Op-Ed
OpenDemocracy.com
See more in Iraq, Refugees and the Displaced
December 10, 2002
Op-Ed
Christian Science Monitor
See more in Civil Reconstruction
November 15, 2002
Op-Ed
International Herald Tribune
See more in Terrorism, U.S. Strategy and Politics, International Peace and Security
November 10, 2002
Op-Ed
Los Angeles Times
See more in Refugees and the Displaced
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