About this course
This short course takes a step back from the day-to-day reality of asylum in the UK in order to place it in a wider global and historical perspective.
It explores why international refugee law is necessary and how it has developed over time, and the interplay with refugee definitions found in regional legal instruments. The course then looks at where refugees are from, why they move and where they live around the world, including a closer look at refugees in the European Union and the UK.
