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Recent Commentaries about the Nature and Application of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement

Francis M. Deng,
Francis M. Deng Former Brookings Expert
Roberta Cohen, and
Roberta Cohen Former Brookings Expert, Co-Chair Emeritus - Committee for Human Rights in North Korea
Walter Kaelin

April 1, 2002

The Recent Commentaries about the Nature and Application of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement is a collection of recent papers which explore the evolution of the Guiding Principles as a normative framework for action as well as a document based on legally-binding international law. It includes contributions from Walter Kälin, an international legal specialist with expertise on the Guiding Principles, Francis M. Deng, the Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons, and Roberta Cohen, Co-director of the Brookings-SAIS Project on Internal Displacement.



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