Forced Displacement and Human Security in the Former Soviet Union: Law & Policy

Provides a detailed discussion of all the relevant national and international instruments that may be invoked in cases of forced displacement. Their in-depth survey includes relevant laws and policies from all fifteen of the countries that emerged from the USSR, as well as conventions dealing with migrants and refugees concluded by such organisations as the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE), the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the European Union, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The work of non-governmental organisations in the field is also taken into account.