Document Type
Brief
Publication Date
2-1-2018
Abstract
In accordance with Supreme Court Rule 37, Amici respectfully submit this brief in support of the Petitioner. The eight amici curiae are distinguished scholars of international law, refugee rights, and the immigration laws of the United States. The names and biographical information of the amici, all of whom are participating in their individual capacities and not as representatives of the institutions with which they are affiliated, are appended to this brief as Appendix A.
Amici have a strong interest in the questions presented by the petition. Amici, some of the world's leading scholars on these topics, are interested in the proper interpretation and application of U.S. laws in accordance with the United States's obligations under the Refugee Protocol and international law. The court below deferred to agency regulations and concluded that refugees like Petitioner are ineligible for asylum. In so doing, the court below wrongly resolved a statutory conflict in a manner that violates this nation's obligations to refugees under international law.
Recommended Citation
Hathaway, James C., "Cazun v. Sessions: Brief of International and Immigration Law Scholars as Amici Curiae in Support of Petitioner" (2018). Appellate Briefs. 41.
https://repository.law.umich.edu/briefs/41
Comments
Amicus: Chemerinsky, Professor Erwin; Goodwin-Gill, Professor Guy S.; Hathaway, Professor James C.; Johnson, Professor Kevin R.; Martinez, Professor Jenny S.; Motomura, Professor Hiroshi; Musalo, Professor Karen; Romero, Professor Victor C.; Yale-Loehir, Professor Stephen W.