A Right to flee : refugees, states, and the construction of international cooperation / Phil Orchard, University of Queensland.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : a right to flee -- Structures, agency, and refugee protection -- Refugees and the emergence of international society -- The nineteenth century : a laissez-faire regime -- The interwar refugee regime and the failure of international cooperation -- American leadership and the emergence of the post-war regime -- The norm entrepreneurship of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees -- The non-entrée regime -- Refugees and state cooperation in international society.