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). [PDF
version]
* Official
document from UNHCR site |
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). |
| 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) |
