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International Refugee Law
International Refugee Law
Refugee Law
Introductory
Introductory
International
Universal Treaties
The 1951 Convention declares that-Protection must be extended to all refugees without
discrimination;
-Minimum standards of treatment must be observed in relation
to refugees, who, for their part, have certain duties towards
the State that hosts them;
-Expulsion of a refugee from the country of asylum is of such
gravity that it should only take place in exceptional
circumstances, on the basis of national security or public
order risks;
-As the provision of asylum may place an undue burden on
certain States, satisfactory solutions can only be achieved
through international cooperation;
-Protecting refugees is a humanitarian gesture, and so the
granting of asylum should not cause tension between States;
-States must cooperate with UNHCR in the exercise of its
functions and facilitate its task of supervising the proper
implementation of the Convention.
refugees also include personsWho flee their country-Because their lives, security or freedom have
been threatened.
-By generalized violence, foreign aggression,
internal conflicts, massive violations of
human rights, or
-Other circumstances which have seriously
disturbed public order.
defines the term refugee by mentioning that1. Who shall be included as refugees,
2. Who shall be ceased to be refugee and
3. Finally who shall be excluded from the status of
refugee.
Thus, the provisions of the 1951 Convention,
defining who a refugee is, consist of three clauses:
1. Inclusion clauses- Art.1 (A) (2)
2. Cessation clauses- Art.1 (C)
3. Exclusion clauses- Art.1 (D), (E) and (F)