James Souter is a lecturer at the School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, UK. He holds a DPhil from the Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford, and has published articles in academic journals such as Political Studies, International Affairs and the Journal of Social Philosophy.

Introduction.- I. Asylum as a Form of Reparation.-Chapter 1: Asylum and its Moral Functions: A Pluralist Account.- Chapter 2: Asylum as Restitution, Compensation, and Satisfaction.- II. The Conditions of Asylum as Reparation.- Chapter 3: Causal and Outcome Responsibility.- Chapter 4: Unjustified Harm and Dirty Hands.- Chapter 5: Reparative Fittingness and Capability.- III. Domestic and International Implications.- Chapter 6: Reparative Justice and the Prioritisation of Refugees Chapter 7: Reparative Justice and Refugee "Burden-Sharing".- Conclusion.