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Refugees and Asylum
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Convention relating to the Status of Refugees,
189 U.N.T.S. 150, entered into force April 22, 1954.
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Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees,
606 U.N.T.S. 267, entered into force Oct. 4, 1967.
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Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
G.A. res. 428 (V), annex, 5 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 20) at 46, U.N. Doc. A/1775 (1950).
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Declaration on Territorial Asylum,
G.A. res. 2312 (XXII), 22 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 16) at 81, U.N. Doc. A/6716 (1967).
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Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement,
U.N. Doc. E/CN.4/1998/53/Add.2 (1998), noted in Comm. Hum. Rts. res. 1998/50.
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Cartagena Declaration on Refugees, Nov. 22, 1984, Annual Report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights,
OAS Doc. OEA/Ser.L/V/II.66/doc.10, rev. 1, at 190-93 (1984-85), 17 April 1998. |
| Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, 1001 U.N.T.S. 45, entered into force June 20, 1974. |
UNHCR, Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees,
U.N. Doc. HCR/IP/4/Eng/REV.1 (1992).
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Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Guidelines on International Protection: Gender-Related Persecution within the Context of Article 1a(2) of the 1951 Convention and Its 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees,
U.N. Doc. HCR/GIP/02/01 (2002).
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U.N. Commission on Human Rights Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment regarding the situation of immigrants and asylum seekers,
U.N. Doc. E/CN.4/2000/4/Annex 2 (1999).
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International Case Law Relating to Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Australia- Refugee Review Tribunal
Belgium- Permanent Refugee Appeals Commission
New Zealand- RefNZ Case Search
U.S.- Board of Immigration Appeals
U.S.- Selected Refugee Cases from Federal Circuit Courts (1994-97) |
Organization of American States Convention on Territorial Asylum,
Mar. 28, 1954, 1438 U.N. 129, OAS Treaty Series, No. 19. |
Organization of American States Convention on Diplomatic Asylum,
Mar. 28, 1954, 1438 U.N. 104, OAS Treaty Series, No. 18. |
| Links to other sites with information on refugees and aid agencies |
