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An Immutable Definition? How the 75-Year-Old Grounds for Asylum Struggle to Adapt to the 21st Century

The very word “refugee” carries a significant rhetorical, social, and legal power. While the plights of refugees and asylum seekers can mobilize civil society and invoke empathy from individuals, it is the legal definition that establishes a mark of legitimacy in the eyes of the international community and triggers state obligations

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