Essay

The Alchemy of Exile: Strengthening a Culture of Human Rights in the Burundian Refugee Camps in Tanzania

Author: Jennifer Moore (University of New Mexico School of Law)

Abstract

This Essay explores the ways in which human rights norms can be internalized and redefined from within a community of refugees, in this case Burundians residing in camps in Western Tanzania. It examines the everyday relevance of international protection principles to a particular group of individuals those norms are intended to serve.

Keywords: Emigration & immigration -- Government policy, Refugees -- Tanzania, Burundians, Human rights, Immigration policy, Refugees, United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, Burundi, Tanzania, United States

How to Cite: Moore, J. (2008) “The Alchemy of Exile: Strengthening a Culture of Human Rights in the Burundian Refugee Camps in Tanzania”, Washington University Journal of Law and Policy. 27(1).