Procedures

By: Hilary Evans Cameron In “The failures of a ‘model’ system: RSD in Canada” Hilary Evans Cameron critiques Canada’s refugee status determination (RSD) system, often praised as a global model. While the system has strengths, such as providing full hearings and legal representation, it also frequently produces inconsistent, unfair decisions. Adjudicators often make judgments based on flawed assumptions rather than evidence-based reasoning. Moreover, the system struggles with balancing the risk of rejecting genuine refugees versus