Resisting International Norm Transfer While Seeking International Recognition – Ukrainian Asylum Lawmaking
Journal: European Journal of Migration and Law
Year: 2023

Abstract This article contributes to the understanding of why international organisations’ attempts to transfer policies frequently fail or lead to only partial practical change in the target states. It sheds light on legislative resistance by analysing how Ukrainian lawmakers reacted to attempts to impose international asylum norms on them. Instead of overtly opposing the import of international norms, Ukrainian lawmakers resisted in a subtle way, frequently by making the implementation of the