Clayton: Textbook on Immigration & Asylum Law 3e 
End-of-chapter question guidanceClayton: Textbook on Immigration & Asylum Law 3e
Chapter 13
1. What are the benefits and the problems of operating with an international definition of who is a refugee?
A. Identify the sources of international definition - initially the Refugee Convention, now EC Qualification Directive.
B. Consider the effects of being able to use case law from other jurisdictions
C. Consider the effects of an international Convention being operated without an international enforcement body
2. Should gender be a Convention reason?
A. Consider how gender is and is not like the existing Convention reasons
B. Discuss the extent to which gender can be used to constitute a particular social group.
C. Identify any gaps in protection which the case law or your wider reading discloses
This essay could be done as a discussion simply of materials found in this chapter, or could form a much wider research project and lengthier essay
3. Is discrimination in relation to social rights a suitable basis for an asylum claim?
A. Explain with reference to Hathaway and definitions of persecution how this comes to be an issue.
B. Mention how this kind of persecution is referred to in the Qualification Directive
C. Give examples from case law of when an argument of this kind is used, and discuss its success or failure.
D. Identify the factors which influence the success or failure of this argument.
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