Canadian Immigration And Refugee Law For Legal Professionals

"The fifth edition of Canadian Immigration and Refugee Law for Legal Professionals presents the complexities of the principles and processes of immigration, refugee, and citizenship law in an approachable, user-friendly format. It uses clear language, multiple examples, process charts, fact scenarios, and legal cases to break down and contextualize the law. This allows readers to clearly understand and apply what they have learned."--

"This title is the fourth edition of our flagship professional immigration title, originally adapted from Lynn Fournier-Ruggles’ Canadian Immigration and Refugee Law for Legal Professionals, 3rd Edition. Aimed at young lawyers and consultants, it offers a broad and practical treatment of Canadian immigration, refugee, and citizenship law."--

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Advocate effectively for detained immigrants at the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada Every year in Canada, thousands of immigrants are detained in holding centres and jails, and the numbers continue to grow year over year. Immigrants can be arrested without warrant and held indefinitely without charge, but all detainees are entitled to regular detention reviews. If you work with immigrant detainees, you need to know how to present an effective case at detention review hearings to secure their release. This one-stop resource presents a comprehensive overview of the detentionreview process administered by the Immigration Division, a branch of the Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) of Canada. More than just a summary of the law that governs detention reviews, this guide outlines practical steps that can help you to secure a detainee’s release. Through an in-depth case study, immigration lawyer Raj Napal examines every stage of the detention review process, from drafting a suitable retainer agreement to presenting a case and questioning witnesses in front of an IRB tribunal. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience advocating for immigrants at the IRB, Raj covers everything you need to know to prepare for a detention review and maximize your chance of securing your client’s release. Anyone working in immigration law—including lawyers, paralegals and immigration consultants—needs this book. This practical handbook covers: - Essential grounds for detention, the legislation, the case law and the procedural protocol of the Immigration Division. - Tactics to present your case effectively before the board. - Creating effective release plans for detainees. - Dealing with detained children. - Recent developments and precedents that affect detention reviews, including the 2017 Laird Report and the 2019 amended Chairperson’s Guideline on Detention.

This authoritative text on contemporary Canadian refugee law examines all elements in the criteria for refugees under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and analyzes the jurisprudence as it has developed in Canada with references to other sources of international law. The book serves as an authority on current Canadian refugee law, which is based on the definition of refugee status contained in the United Nations¿ 1951 Refugee Convention and the United Nations Convention Against Torture. With thousands of applicable cases synthesized, this publication is an indispensable manual for immigration lawyers and consultants, as well as paralegals and government policy advisors. Features: Extensively researched, with thousands of applicable cases synthesized Covers almost every single point of law and all case law needed for a good grasp of this area of practice Examines in depth key recent issues decided by the Supreme Court of Canada and appellate courts such as: The interpretation of the exclusion clauses in Ezokola and Febles and Mugesera The clarification of Article 1 E , state protection, the internal flight alternative and nexus to the definition of Convention Refugee. The incorporation into Canadian Immigration Law of the protections of the Convention Against Torture through the introduction of section 97 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act Discusses issues such as the application of the concept of generalized risk and its application when a person seeks recognition as a person is in need of protection; the meaning of cruel unusual treatment or punishment. Full text of Part 2 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (ss. 95-116) Detailed index