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Migration, refugee and nationality law
Asylum systems compared
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In context
- Law Law differs by country and changes. This is general information, not legal advice.
- Migration and status Rules on residence, asylum and status differ by country and change often. This is not immigration advice. Ask a regulated adviser where you live.
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Sources
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- Forced Migration Online (2026). Western European responses to refugees and asylum seekers, and Kurdish asylum seekers in particular. Paper given to the conference ‘Kurds, a new and tragic dimension, refugees and asylum seekers’ 4 December 1989. University of Oxford. DOI 10.25446/oxford.33383485
- Hirotaka Fujibayashi (2020). When public opinion drives national asylum policymaking: The case of Kurdish asylum seekers in Japan. Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies. DOI 10.1002/app5.301
- Marie Reyher (2025). Statelessness of Kurdish Refugees: Challenges in the Asylum Process. Unpublished. DOI 10.13140/rg.2.2.28821.79847
- Ailbhe Kenny (2022). Stateless in School: The ‘discomfort’ of Kurdish asylum seekers. Intercultural Education. DOI 10.1080/14675986.2022.2144028
- Diane E. King (2005). Asylum Seekers / Patron Seekers: Interpreting Iraqi Kurdish Migration. Human Organization. DOI 10.17730/humo.64.4.3dm0ng5c5eg9mg94
01About this course
Part of Migration, refugee and nationality law. Asylum, residence and citizenship, and how people become stateless and regain a nationality.
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- Migration, refugee and nationality law
02What happens next
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05More from Migration, refugee and nationality law
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Statelessness
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Statelessness and nationality law
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06Further reading
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Forced Migration Online · 2026 · University of Oxford
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When public opinion drives national asylum policymaking: The case of Kurdish asylum seekers in Japan
Hirotaka Fujibayashi · 2020 · Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies
ArticleCrossrefDOAJOpen accessCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
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Statelessness of Kurdish Refugees: Challenges in the Asylum Process
Marie Reyher · 2025 · Unpublished
ArticleDataCite
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Stateless in School: The ‘discomfort’ of Kurdish asylum seekers
Ailbhe Kenny · 2022 · Intercultural Education
ArticleCrossref
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Asylum Seekers / Patron Seekers: Interpreting Iraqi Kurdish Migration
Diane E. King · 2005 · Human Organization
ArticleCrossref
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@misc{kco2026_learn_catalogue_asylum_systems_compared, author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}}, year = {2026}, note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0}, title = {Asylum systems compared}, url = {https://kurds.global/learn/catalogue/asylum-systems-compared/}, howpublished = {https://kurds.global/learn/catalogue/asylum-systems-compared/}, }- RIS
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