Self-study
P1
When women are persecuted on account of their gender, they are likely to be eligible for asylum. ███████████ ██ ███
Intro topic ·
UN Convention on Refugees and its protection of women seeking asylum
Definition of refugee doesn't explicitly identify persecution based on gender. But women can qualify as refugees based on persecution for being a member of a "particular social group."
Author's perspective ·
History of "social group" category in the definition shows that it was intended to cover women
P2
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Historical context ·
Drafters of UN Convention added "social group" as a catch-all "safety net"
They didn't want someone to be left out of definition of refugee just because they didn't fall into the other categories. "Social group" was left undefined to allow for flexibility.
P3
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Support for coverage of women ·
A UN handbook supports interpreting "social group" as covering women
Many women suffering persecution share a common background and social status, which matches how the handbook describes a social group.
Additional support ·
UNHCR report advised that "social group" protects women
P4
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Elaborate on support ·
The UNHCR report is likely to influence nation's asylum laws
Passage Style
Single position
Spotlight
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trace the development ██ ███ ██████████ ██ ██ █████████ ████
This best captures the overall purpose. The passage focuses on the definition of “refugee” in the UN convention and how that definition was developed.
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interpret the historical █████████████ ███████ ██ ███ ███████████ ██ ███ █████████
The passage is focused on the definition of “refugee” in the UN convention. Although the author mentions the UNHCR handbook, the passage isn’t focused on describing the development of the handbook. Rather, the handbook is used to provide support regarding how the term “refugee” in the UN convention should be interpreted. Also, the author doesn’t discuss the historical circumstances leading up to the UN convention. We’re told of a prior definition used by the International Refugee Organization, but this doesn’t constitute the historical circumstances of the document.
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resolve two apparently █████████████ ███████████████ ██ █ █████ ████████
We’re not told of any contradictory interpretations of the UN convention.
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suggest an alternative ████████ ██ █ █████████████ ███████
The author doesn’t suggest any alternatives for how to define “refugee.” The passage is focused on the definition in the UN convention, how it was developed, and how it should be interpreted.
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argue against the ███████ ██████████ ██ █ ████████ ████
The author doesn’t advocate against a definition. The author describes the definition of “refugee” in the UN convention and how it was developed.