{"product_id":"african-asylum-at-a-crossroads-iris-berger-9780821421383","title":"African Asylum at a Crossroads: Activism, Expert Testimony, and Refugee Rights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfrican Asylum at a Crossroads: Activism, Expert Testimony, and Refugee Rights\u003c\/i\u003e examines the emerging trend of requests for expert opinions in asylum hearings or refugee status determinations. This is the first book to explore the role of court-based expertise in relation to African asylum cases and the first to establish a rigorous analytical framework for interpreting the effects of this new reliance on expert testimony.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOver the past two decades, courts in Western countries and beyond have begun demanding expert reports tailored to the experience of the individual claimant. As courts increasingly draw upon such testimony in their deliberations, expertise in matters of asylum and refugee status is emerging as an academic area with its own standards, protocols, and guidelines. This deeply thoughtful book explores these developments and their effects on both asylum seekers and the experts whose influence may determine their fate.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors: Iris Berger, Carol Bohmer, John Campbell, Katherine Luongo, E. Ann McDougall, Karen Musalo, Tricia Redeker Hepner, Amy Shuman, Joanna T. Tague, Meredith Terretta, and Charlotte Walker-Said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Iris Berger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821421387\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821421383\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Iris Berger","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443719483647,"sku":"9780821421383","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ecb89445-6ea1-4348-8624-7408a4cd688a.jpg?v=1777207368","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/african-asylum-at-a-crossroads-iris-berger-9780821421383","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}