Refugee Protection in International Law
Subtitle: UNHCR's Global Consultations on International Protection
Contributors: Erika Feller (Editor); Volker Türk (Editor); Frances Nicholson (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: August 11, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 778
ISBN-13: 9780521825740
Subjects: International human rights law; International humanitarian law; International relations; Refugees; Political Freedom & Security - Human Rights; Human Rights; Congresses; Politics / Current Events; Legal status, laws, etc.; Law; Legal status, laws, etc; Law / Human Rights; (1951); Convention Relating to the Sta; Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees
First sentence: The 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol to the Convention are the modern legal embodiment of the ancient and universal tradition of providing sanctuary to those at risk and in danger.