Introduction = 1
Internal displacement and containment policies = 3
A problem of international concern = 6
Analysing the problem of internal displacement within a human rights framework = 9
1 Internally displaced persons and refugees: conceptual differences and similarities = 13
Refugees and internally displaced persons = 16
Defining internally displaced persons = 28
Conclusion = 37
2 The legal protection of internally displaced persons = 39
An overview of the law applicable to situations of internal displacement = 40
Towards the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement = 48
Legal analysis of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement = 56
Beyond the Guiding Principles? = 66
Conclusion = 74
3 The institutional framework of protection for the internally displaced = 76
The role of UNHCR with regard to internally displaced persons = 77
An extended role for UNHCR? = 84
Formulating coherent IDP policies in other international agencies = 92
Improving the UN response to crises of internal displacement = 102
Conclusion = 115
4 Protection strategies for the internally displaced = 117
Defining protection for internally displaced persons = 118
Means of protection for internally displaced persons = 125
Special protection strategies for vulnerable groups of internally displaced persons = 142
New initiatives = 148
Conclusion = 152
5 Case study: internal displacement in Bosnia and Herzegovina = 155
Background to the crisis = 157
International responses to internal displacement = 165
International responsibility towards the internally displaced = 174
Reversing ethnic cleansing: strategies for the return of refugees and internally displaced persons = 184
Conclusion = 205
6 Reconceiving sovereignty and intervention = 208
Internal displacement and sovereignty issues = 209
Situations of internal displacement justifying external intervention = 219
Means of intervention and impact on IDP protection issues = 226
Conclusion = 232
Conclusions = 235
Refugees and internally displaced persons: different frameworks of analysis = 235
Internal displacement as a human rights issue = 237
Possible improvements to the UN's response to the problem of internal displacement = 239
Internal displacement, human rights and sovereignty = 241
Annex 1: The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement = 244
Bibliography = 255
Index 279
Internal displacement and containment policies = 3
A problem of international concern = 6
Analysing the problem of internal displacement within a human rights framework = 9
1 Internally displaced persons and refugees: conceptual differences and similarities = 13
Refugees and internally displaced persons = 16
Defining internally displaced persons = 28
Conclusion = 37
2 The legal protection of internally displaced persons = 39
An overview of the law applicable to situations of internal displacement = 40
Towards the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement = 48
Legal analysis of the Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement = 56
Beyond the Guiding Principles? = 66
Conclusion = 74
3 The institutional framework of protection for the internally displaced = 76
The role of UNHCR with regard to internally displaced persons = 77
An extended role for UNHCR? = 84
Formulating coherent IDP policies in other international agencies = 92
Improving the UN response to crises of internal displacement = 102
Conclusion = 115
4 Protection strategies for the internally displaced = 117
Defining protection for internally displaced persons = 118
Means of protection for internally displaced persons = 125
Special protection strategies for vulnerable groups of internally displaced persons = 142
New initiatives = 148
Conclusion = 152
5 Case study: internal displacement in Bosnia and Herzegovina = 155
Background to the crisis = 157
International responses to internal displacement = 165
International responsibility towards the internally displaced = 174
Reversing ethnic cleansing: strategies for the return of refugees and internally displaced persons = 184
Conclusion = 205
6 Reconceiving sovereignty and intervention = 208
Internal displacement and sovereignty issues = 209
Situations of internal displacement justifying external intervention = 219
Means of intervention and impact on IDP protection issues = 226
Conclusion = 232
Conclusions = 235
Refugees and internally displaced persons: different frameworks of analysis = 235
Internal displacement as a human rights issue = 237
Possible improvements to the UN's response to the problem of internal displacement = 239
Internal displacement, human rights and sovereignty = 241
Annex 1: The Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement = 244
Bibliography = 255
Index 279