Women And Immigration Law

Author : Thomas Spijkerboer,Sarah Van Walsum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007-03-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135308360

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Women and Immigration Law by Thomas Spijkerboer,Sarah Van Walsum Pdf

This book examines immigration law from a gender perspective. It shows how immigration law situates gender conflicts outside the national order, projecting them onto non-western countries, exotic cultures, clandestine labour and criminal organizations. In doing so, immigration law sustains the illusion that gender conflicts have moved beyond the pale of European experience. In fact, the classical feminist themes of patriarchy, the gendered division of labour and sexual violence are still being played out at the heart of Europe's societies, involving both citizens and migrants. This collection of essays demonstrates how the seemingly marginal perspective of immigration law highlights Europe's unresolved gender conflicts and how a gender perspective can help us to rethink immigration law.

Author : Jacqueline Bhabha,Sue Shutter
Publisher : Trentham Books Limited
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015051785759

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Women's Movement by Jacqueline Bhabha,Sue Shutter Pdf

This book focuses on the history of women under British immigration, nationality and refugee law and on the campaigns to give women independent status and equal rights under these laws. It shows how immigration law has worked to prevent women living in Britain from bringing their husbands to join them and impeded women abroad from joining their husbands in Britain. The immigration law's assumption that women are dependents has restricted them from making independent family life choices and brought particular hardship on lone mothers who want their children to be able to join them in Britain. It takes no account of the thousands of women who entered Britain as independent workers. British national laws are compared to those of the European Community which, though they have more generous family reunion provisions, are also seen as discriminatory, the discrimination in Europe being based on nationality rather than gender. The final chapter of the book concentrates on women refugee issues, highlighting the fact that the 1951 Geneva Convention does not include gender as ground of persecution in determining refugee status. Written from a feminist perspective, this account of the denial of women's rights makes considerable use of case histories to illustrate its argument.

Author : Ad Hoc Committee on Gender Analysis of the Immigration Act,National Association of Women and the Law
Publisher : National Association of Women and Law
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Canada
ISBN : 1895996465

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Gender Analysis of Immigration and Refugee Protection Legislation and Policy by Ad Hoc Committee on Gender Analysis of the Immigration Act,National Association of Women and the Law Pdf

Author : Women, Immigration, and Nationality Group
Publisher : London : Pluto Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Law
ISBN : UOM:39015015345724

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Worlds Apart by Women, Immigration, and Nationality Group Pdf

Om diskrimination af invandrerkvinder i Storbritannien

Author : Louise Langevin,Marie-Josée Belleau,Canada. Status of Women Canada. Policy Research
Publisher : Canadian Government Publishing
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Caregivers
ISBN : UCBK:C073743318

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Trafficking in Women in Canada by Louise Langevin,Marie-Josée Belleau,Canada. Status of Women Canada. Policy Research Pdf

This report contains an analysis, from a feminist and intersectional perspective, of the legal framework governing 2 forms of trafficking in women in Canada, namely, the hiring of immigrant live-in caregivers, and the mail-order bride business. Immigrant live-in caregivers admitted into Canada under the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) may experience a situation of exploitation with the risk of violation of their fundamental rights. The 1st chapter of the report examines this question by analysing the LCP, legislation concerning the work of immigrant live-in caregivers, and contractual practices. It offers recommendations for rectifying the situation. Chapter 2 presents a portrait of mail-order brides and an examination of the unequal relationships that characterize this phenomenon. It then analyses the legal framework that governs the industry.

Author : Efrat Arbel,Catherine Dauvergne,Jenni Millbank
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135038113

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Gender in Refugee Law by Efrat Arbel,Catherine Dauvergne,Jenni Millbank Pdf

Questions of gender have strongly influenced the development of international refugee law over the last few decades. This volume assesses the progress toward appropriate recognition of gender-related persecution in refugee law. It documents the advances made following intense advocacy around the world in the 1990s, and evaluates the extent to which gender has been successfully integrated into refugee law. Evaluating the research and advocacy agendas for gender in refugee law ten years beyond the 2002 UNHCR Gender Guidelines, the book investigates the current status of gender in refugee law. It examines gender-related persecution claims of both women and men, including those based on sexual orientation and gender identity, and explores how the development of an anti-refugee agenda in many Western states exponentially increases vulnerability for refugees making gendered claims. The volume includes contributions from scholars and members of the advocacy community that allow the book to examine conceptual and doctrinal themes arising at the intersection of gender and refugee law, and specific case studies across major Western refugee-receiving nations. The book will be of great interest and value to researchers and students of asylum and immigration law, international politics, and gender studies.

Author : Martha Mabie Gardner
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691089935

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The Qualities of a Citizen by Martha Mabie Gardner Pdf

The Qualities of a Citizen traces the application of U.S. immigration and naturalization law to women from the 1870s to the late 1960s. Like no other book before, it explores how racialized, gendered, and historical anxieties shaped our current understandings of the histories of immigrant women. The book takes us from the first federal immigration restrictions against Asian prostitutes in the 1870s to the immigration "reform" measures of the late 1960s. Throughout this period, topics such as morality, family, marriage, poverty, and nationality structured historical debates over women's immigration and citizenship. At the border, women immigrants, immigration officials, social service providers, and federal judges argued the grounds on which women would be included within the nation. As interview transcripts and court documents reveal, when, where, and how women were welcomed into the country depended on their racial status, their roles in the family, and their work skills. Gender and race mattered. The book emphasizes the comparative nature of racial ideologies in which the inclusion of one group often came with the exclusion of another. It explores how U.S. officials insisted on the link between race and gender in understanding America's peculiar brand of nationalism. It also serves as a social history of the law, detailing women's experiences and strategies, successes and failures, to belong to the nation.

Author : Elaine P. Congress, DSW,Mr. Fernando Chang-Muy, JD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0826133363

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Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees by Elaine P. Congress, DSW,Mr. Fernando Chang-Muy, JD Pdf

"This book is an optimal tool for instructors and students of graduate classes in social work and related disciplines." --Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health "I applaud social work students, professors, and social workers who seek to serve and empower the immigrant community. This text is a great tool toward raising awareness of the many issues immigrants face, and helping them find solutions." --Frank Sharry, Executive Director, America's Voice "The book is a major contribution to social workers and their clients as it addresses advocacy on behalf of immigrants and refugees during a social, economic and political period that restricts immigrants' rights and service access." --Dr. Diane Drachman, Associate Professor, University of Connecticut School of Social Work Successful social work with immigrants must begin with an understanding of their legal status and how that status impacts their housing, employment, health care, education, and virtually every other aspect of life. Chang-Muy and Congress present social workers with the only book on the market to emphasize the legal aspect of immigrant issues as well as critical practice and advocacy issues. Topics discussed include historical and current trends in immigration, applicable theories for practice with immigrants, policy and advocacy methods, and the need for cultural competence. By providing comprehensive coverage of both the legal and practice issues of this complex field, this book will help social service professionals and graduate students increase their cultural sensitivity and work more effectively with immigrants. Key Features: Covers the latest aspects of the immigration debate and discusses how social workers are affected by emerging immigration policies Discusses special populations such as refugees, elderly immigrants, and victims of international trafficking Includes case studies on the most critical issues immigrants face today: legal processes, physical and mental health issues, employment difficulties, family conflicts, and more Instructional Materials Available! Free to instructors with a verified order of seven or more copies. Email [email protected] to request syllabus and PowerPoint slides.

Author : Andrée Côté,Michèle Kérisit,Marie-Louise Côté,Canada. Status of Women Canada,Canada. Status of Women Canada. Policy Research,Table féministe francophone de concertation provinciale de l'Ontario
Publisher : Status of Women
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Law
ISBN : NYPL:33433016254496

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Sponsorship-- for Better Or for Worse by Andrée Côté,Michèle Kérisit,Marie-Louise Côté,Canada. Status of Women Canada,Canada. Status of Women Canada. Policy Research,Table féministe francophone de concertation provinciale de l'Ontario Pdf

Sponsorship is a procedure that allows people to immigrate to Canada in order to join their families without having to satisfy the usual selection criteria. This report examines the impact of sponsorship on immigrant women using documentary research and qualitative research based on life stories. Part 1 describes that methodology and presents a brief history of immigration & sponsorship policies in Canada. Part 2 presents & discusses life stories revealed in in-depth interviews with 16 Francophone immigrant women in Ontario who were sponsored by their husbands. The stories reveal the magnitude & complexity of the problems they face as immigrant women and how conjugal sponsorship contributes to their disadvantaged status. Part 3 reviews the rights of immigrant women under the current sponsorship regime and the impact of spousal sponsorship on those rights. The final part begins by discussing reforms made in other jurisdictions in order to find promising avenues for reform, then examines recent federal proposals in its January 1999 policy statement on new directions for immigration policy & legislation. Two policy reform options are then considered: improving the current sponsorship regime according to the needs of women sponsored by their husbands; and eliminating mandatory sponsorship in cases of family reunification between spouses. The appendix includes an interview guide.

Author : George Anthony Peffer
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 0252067770

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If They Don't Bring Their Women Here by George Anthony Peffer Pdf

Investigates how administrative agencies and federal courts actually enforced immigration laws.

Author : Alison Brewin
Publisher : Canadian Centre Policy Alternatives
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Legal aid
ISBN : 9780886273774

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Legal Aid Denied: Women and the Cuts to Legal Services in BC by Alison Brewin Pdf

LEGAL AID DENIED Women and the Cuts to Legal Services in BC By Alison Brewin With Lindsay Stephens SEPTEMBER 2004 Legal Aid Denied: Women and the Cuts to Legal Services in BC By Alison Brewin With Lindsay Stephens September 2004 ABOUT THE AUTHORS Alison Brewin is the Program Director at West Coast LEAF, managing the law reform, litigation and public legal education work of the organization. [...] Recommendations for the government to redress this situation include: ensure funding for legal aid goes directly to legal aid services; eliminate the requirement that violence be present in the eligibility rules for family law legal aid; restructure the LSS Board to re-establish an arms length relationship between the government and the Society; and provide civil law legal aid services according t [...] In addition to legal aid, some of the changes include: • The elimination of the Ministry of Women's Equality; • The end of the universal daycare program that had begun to be implemented by the previous provincial government; • Cuts in accessibility to child care subsidies; • Elimination of the Human Rights Commission; • End to funding for women's centres; • Cuts and changes to welfare rules, inclu [...] The Charter not only includes Section 11's statements about the right to a fair trial: it also includes statements about rights to life, liberty and security of the person (Section 7); assurances that every one is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection of the law (Section 15); and guarantees that the fundamental rights outlined in the Charter must apply equally to men and women [...] Women and Poverty and Immigration Law Services Poverty Law Services Poverty law is the one area of law defined by the income level of the individual, not the subject matter of the legal problem.

Author : Ramiro Martinez, Jr.,Meghan E. Hollis,Jacob I. Stowell
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781119114017

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The Handbook of Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice by Ramiro Martinez, Jr.,Meghan E. Hollis,Jacob I. Stowell Pdf

This Handbook presents current and future studies on the changing dynamics of the role of immigrants and the impact of immigration, across the United States and industrialized and developing nations. It covers the changing dynamics of race, ethnicity, and immigration, and discusses how it all contributes to variations in crime, policing, and the overall justice system. Through acknowledging that some groups, especially people of color, are disproportionately influenced more than others in the case of criminal justice reactions, the “War on Drugs”, and hate crimes; this Handbook introduces the importance of studying race and crime so as to better understand it. It does so by recommending that researchers concentrate on ethnic diversity in a national and international context in order to broaden their demographic and expand their understanding of how to attain global change. Featuring contributions from top experts in the field, The Handbook of Race and Crime is presented in five sections—An Overview of Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and Justice; Theoretical Perspectives on Race and Crime; Race, Gender, and the Justice System; Gender and Crime; and Race, Gender and Comparative Criminology. Each section of the book addresses a key area of research, summarizes findings or shortcomings whenever possible, and provides new results relevant to race/crime and justice. Every contribution is written by a top expert in the field and based on the latest research. With a sharp focus on contemporary race, ethnicity, crime, and justice studies, The Handbook of Race and Crime is the ideal reference for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students, and scholars interested in the disciplines such as Criminology, Race and Ethnicity, Race and the Justice System, and the Sociology of Race.

Author : Thomas Spijkerboer,Sarah Van Walsum
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-12
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781135308377

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Women and Immigration Law by Thomas Spijkerboer,Sarah Van Walsum Pdf

In the current political context, immigration law is being addressed primarily as a security issue. Gender is addressed as an issue from the State's perspective, leading to restrictive policies. This book analyzes and evaluates current devlopments in immigration law in Europe from the perspective of the women involved.

Author : Julie A. Soloway,Emma Costante
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0433487119

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Leading the Way by Julie A. Soloway,Emma Costante Pdf

Author : Candice Lewis Bredbenner
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520378186

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A Nationality of Her Own by Candice Lewis Bredbenner Pdf

In 1907, the federal government declared that any American woman marrying a foreigner had to assume the nationality of her husband, and thereby denationalized thousands of American women. This highly original study follows the dramatic variations in women's nationality rights, citizenship law, and immigration policy in the United States during the late Progressive and interwar years, placing the history and impact of "derivative citizenship" within the broad context of the women's suffrage movement. Making impressive use of primary sources, and utilizing original documents from many leading women's reform organizations, government agencies, Congressional hearings, and federal litigation involving women's naturalization and expatriation, Candice Bredbenner provides a refreshing contemporary feminist perspective on key historical, political, and legal debates relating to citizenship, nationality, political empowerment, and their implications for women's legal status in the United States. This fascinating and well-constructed account contributes profoundly to an important but little-understood aspect of the women's rights movement in twentieth-century America. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1999.