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- Title
DISGUISED PERSECUTION IN GERMANY: THE ROMEIKE ASYLUM CASE.
- Authors
Welch, Erin
- Abstract
The article discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit case Romeike v. Holder which deals with issues concerning proper standard for claiming asylum in the U.S. due to persecution in Germany. Two main issues were presented in the case such as whether faith-based homeschoolers form a social group under the refugee law and classification of government action as persecution when asylum seekers were punished for law violation. Details related to the court decisions are discussed.
- Subjects
UNITED States; LEGAL status of political refugees; RIGHT of asylum; PERSECUTION; SOCIAL groups; FEDERAL court decisions; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law)
- Publication
University of Cincinnati Law Review, 2015, Vol 83, Issue 3, p1029
- ISSN
0009-6881
- Publication type
Article