Michael G. Kagan


Michael Geoffrey Kagan is an American human rights lawyer and scholar in the field of international refugee law. He played a leading role in the establishment of refugee legal aid programs that assist asylum-seekers applying for refugee status determination through the UN refugee agency.[1] He helped to found or develop Africa Middle East Refugee Assistance (AMERA) in Egypt, and Asylum Access, which is based in the United States. He also became a leading campaigner for reforms in the way the UN conducts refugee status determination, and started the website RSDWatch.org.[2] Kagan completed his law degree at the University of Michigan. Kagan is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Zachary D. Kaufman (2012). Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1781002215.
  2. ↑ Zachary D. Kaufman (2012). Social Entrepreneurship in the Age of Atrocities. Edward Elgar Publishing. pp. 42–43. ISBN 1781002134.
  3. ↑ "University of Nevada Las Vegas, William S. Boyd School of Law".
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