Asylum Law and Female Genital Mutilation : Recent Developments.

Provides background on female genital mutilation (FGM), which is acknowledged by Federal courts and Board of Immigration Appeals as a form of persecution. Covers prior case law regarding asylum applicants who are threatened with FGM and those who have already been afflicted with FGM, demonstrating s...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Emigration and immigration. Courts. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Provides background on female genital mutilation (FGM), which is acknowledged by Federal courts and Board of Immigration Appeals as a form of persecution. Covers prior case law regarding asylum applicants who are threatened with FGM and those who have already been afflicted with FGM, demonstrating split between Federal courts and Board of Immigrant Appeals concerning the latter group of women.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.