International Journal of Refugee Law

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The International Journal of Refugee Law is the leading peer-reviewed journal on all aspects of international law relating to forced migration. As predicted by the Times Higher Education Supplement, it has become a key source for those working in the field of refugee protection.

The journal is an essential tool for academics, policymakers, and practitioners concerned with the protection of refugees and other forced migrants. It publishes high-quality articles on issues at the forefront of the law on forced migration, rigorous analysis of refugee law jurisprudence and State practice, as well as scholarship on the history and evolution of refugee law. It also contains summaries of recent key cases from around the world and important documents relating to international protection.

Editor's choice collection

The IJRL's founding editor, Guy S. Goodwin-Gill, and its immediate past editor, Professor Geoff Gilbert, worked together to nominate 10 papers from the archive for a free Editors' Choice Collection. To browse the collection and read immediately, click here.

Free access papers

In addition to the 25th Anniversary Collection, the following articles are also free to read online:

States’ Obligations under Human Rights Law towards Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings: Positive Developments in Positive Obligations
Ryszard Piotrowicz

Strengthening Accountability in UNHCR
Volker Turk and Elizabeth Eyster

Towards a ‘Soft Law’ Framework for the Protection of Vulnerable Irregular Migrants
Alexander Betts

OUPBlog Post: Is asylum a principle of the liberal democratic state?

Recently, there has been renewed interest in the debate on asylum. Read a piece by María-Teresa Gil-Bazo on asylum and refugee status by clicking here.

OUPBlog Post: Why Edward Snowden never had a right to asylum

Read a piece on the OUP Blog authored by Geoff Gilbert, former Editor-In-Chief, titled "Why Edward Snowden never had a right to asylum". Click here to read the piece.