Refugee Law after 9/11 : Sanctuary and Security in Canada and the United States

Common wisdom suggests that 9/11 changed everything about refugee law in the United States and Canada.

But did it? Refugee Law after 9/11 systematically examines the evidence to reveal that refugee rights were already so whittled down in both countries before 9/11 that there was relatively little room for negative change after the attacks.

It also shows that the Canadian refugee law regime reacted to 9/11 in much the same way as its US counterpart, and these similar reactions raise significant questions about security relativism and national self-image in the two countries.