State v. Williams: IST-U-CJ Legal Status Found Unconstitutional

Transnational activities of refugees in the Global North have been long studied, while those of the Global South, which host the majority of displaced people, have not yet received adequate scholarly attention. Drawing from refugee studies, transnationalism and diaspora studies, the article focuses on the emerging transnational practices and capabilities of displaced Syrians in Turkey. Relying on qualitative data drawn from interviews in Şanlıurfa – a border province in south-eastern Turkey that hosts half a million Syrians - the paper demonstrates the variations in the types and intensity of Syrians’ transnational activities and capabilities. It describes the low level of individual engagement of Syrians in terms of communicating with relatives and paying short visits to the hometowns as well as the intentional disassociation of young refugees from homeland politics. At the level of Syrian grassroots organisations, there have been mixed engagement initiatives emerging out of sustained cross-border processes. Syrians with higher economic capital and secured legal status have formed some economic, political, and cultural institutional channels, focusing more on empowerment and solidarity in the receiving country than on plans for advancement in the country of origin. Institutional attempts are not mature enough and can be classified as transnational capabilities, rather than actual activities that allow for applying pressure on the host and home governments. This situation can be attributed to the lack of political and economic security in the receiving country as well as no prospects for the stability in the country of origin. The study also concerns questions about the conceptual debates on the issue of refugee diaspora. Whilst there are clear signs of diaspora formation of the Syrian refugee communities, perhaps it is still premature to term Syrians in Turkey as refugee diaspora.

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More than victims: Resiliency of undocumented Latinas near Chicago, United States, and the strategic use of psychological suffering in obtaining legal status

MIGRATION LETTERS ◽

10.33182/ml.v16i3.638 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. 361-368

Author(s):

Stephanie Jean Kohl

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Domestic Violence ◽

Legal Status ◽

The United States ◽

Immigration Law ◽

Application Process ◽

Theoretical Concepts ◽

Psychological Suffering ◽

Visa Application ◽

Biological Citizenship

Caught between abusive partners and restrictive immigration law, many undocumented Latina women are vulnerable to domestic violence in the United States. This article analyzes the U-Visa application process experienced by undocumented immigrant victims of domestic violence and their legal advisors in a suburb of Chicago, United States. Drawing on theoretical concepts of structural violence and biological citizenship, the article highlights the strategic use of psychological suffering related to domestic violence by applicants for such visas. It also investigates the complex intersection between immigration law and a humanitarian clause that creates a path towards legal status and eventual citizenship.

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On the issue of legal status of clinical guidelines

Public health of the Far East Peer-reviewed scientific and practical journal ◽

10.33454/1728-1261-2-4-10 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 4-10

Author(s):

V.M. Savkova ◽

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D.S. Savkov ◽

Keyword(s):

Clinical Guidelines ◽

Legal Status

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The Spanish Translation of Les Leçons de chimie élémentaire: On the Legal Status of Translation and its Various Values

Comparative Critical Studies ◽

10.3366/ccs.2019.0327 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (2-3) ◽

pp. 201-215

Author(s):

Tania P. Hernández-Hernández

Keyword(s):

Complex Network ◽

Latin American ◽

Legal System ◽

Legal Status ◽

Spanish Translation ◽

Cultural Economic ◽

Translation Rights ◽

International Legal System ◽

Latin American Countries ◽

Legal Battle

Throughout the nineteenth century, European booksellers and publishers, mostly from France, England, Germany and Spain, produced textual materials in Europe and introduced them into Mexico and other Latin American countries. These transatlantic interchanges unfolded against the backdrop of the emergence of the international legal system to protect translation rights and required the involvement of a complex network of agents who carried with them publishing, translating and negotiating practices, in addition to books, pamphlets, prints and other goods. Tracing the trajectories of translated books and the socio-cultural, economic and legal forces shaping them, this article examines the legal battle over the translation and publishing rights of Les Leçons de chimie élémentaire, a chemistry book authored by Jean Girardin and translated and published in Spanish by Jean-Frédéric Rosa. Drawing on a socio-historical approach to translation, I argue that the arguments presented by both parties are indicative of the uncertainty surrounding the legal status of translated texts and of the different values then attributed to translation.

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