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Convention relating to the Status of Refugees [1954] ATS 5 - AustLII

CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF REFUGEES · 1. The Contracting States shall not expel a refugee lawfully in their territory save on grounds of national ...

The Architecture of the UN Refugee Convention and Protocol

the 1951 Convention Definition of Refugee' (2003) 17 Georgetown Immigration Law Journal 583; Max. Cherem, 'Refugee Rights: Against Expanding the Definition of a ...

The 1951 Refugee Convention | UNHCR Drupalandia

The 1951 Convention provides the internationally recognized definition of a refugee and outlines the legal protection, rights and assistance a refugee is ...

70 years of the Geneva Refugee Convention - Federal Foreign Office

The Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees was adopted in 1951. It had been drawn up amid the aftermath of two devastating ...

TURKEY - Human Rights Watch

PROTECTING REFUGEES. Turkey retains a geographic limitation to its ratification of the 1951 U.N. Convention on the Status of Refugees ("Refugee Convention") ...

Ukraine: the UK is failing to meet its obligations under the 1951 ...

The internationally agreed 1951 Refugee Convention defines who a refugee is and sets out the protection that all refugees should receive without ...

Refugees and International law - Refugee Council of Australia

The Refugee Convention was adopted at a United Nations conference on 28 July 1951 and became legally binding on 22 April 1954. It was originally ...

CONVENTION GOVERNING THE SPECIFIC ASPECTS OF ...

to accede to the United Nations Convention of 1951 and to the Protocol of 1967 relating to the Status of Refugees, and meanwhile to apply their provisions ...

Refugees > Department of International Law > OAS

According to the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees the term "refugee shall apply to any person who owing to well-founded fear of being ...

Refugee Convention — Asylum Insight

The Refugee Convention, or Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, is 'the key legal document in defining who is a refugee, their rights and the legal ...

What is the difference between a "refugee" and an "asylum seeker"?

This piece is about refugees, asylum seekers, and the Refugee Convention. It outlines who can be a refugee, and how being a refugee and having "refugee.

What is a “Refugee”? Expanding the UN Refugee Convention in the ...

“Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees.” United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 14.

The United Nations and Palestinian Refugees - UNRWA

UNHCR's mandate covers Palestinians who are refugees within the meaning of the 1951 Refugee Convention, which could include Palestine refugees as defined by ...

Asylum & the Rights of Refugees

The 1951 Convention establishes the definition of a refugee as well as the principle of non-refoulement and the rights afforded to those granted refugee status.

On the history of the international protection of refugees - ICRC

The Convention of 1933 is a milestone in the protection of refugees and served as a model for the 1951 Convention. Its. Article 3 reads: “Each of the ...

Meeting the moment: 70 years after the Refugee Convention, how ...

The US and Europe were key players in the creation of the Refugee Convention 70 years ago - now is the time for these same actors to ...

Legal Evolution and the 1951 Refugee Convention

Refugee protection represents what might be termed an 'orphan issue' in international law today. By that, I mean an issue area where ...

Forced to Flee: Universal Right to Asylum - Tahirih Justice Center

Each year, on July 28, we celebrate the anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, a foundation for international law protecting people ...

An Overview of U.S. Refugee Law and Policy

viii This definition is based on the United Nations 1951 Convention and 1967 Protocols relating to the Status of Refugees, · ix to which the ...

The right to choose country of asylum: The 1951 Convention and the ...

This contribution to the ASILE Forum discusses whether Ukrainians' right to choose their country of asylum in the EU is a step towards the formation of a ...


Refugee travel document

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A refugee travel document is a travel document issued to a refugee by the state which they normally reside in, allowing them to travel outside that state and to return there.

Equal Remuneration Convention

The Convention concerning Equal Remuneration for Men and Women Workers for Work of Equal Value, or Equal Remuneration Convention is the 100th International Labour Organization Convention and the principal one aimed at equal remuneration for work of equal value for men and women.

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

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The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, also known as the 1951 Refugee Convention or the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 is a United Nations multilateral treaty that defines who a refugee is and sets out the rights of individuals who are granted asylum and the responsibilities of nations that grant asylum.

The Refugee Convention, 1951

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