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: Paperback
Number of pages: 778
ISBN-13: 9780521532815
Subjects: International human rights law; International humanitarian law; International relations; Refugees; Political Science; Law; Congresses; Politics / Current Events; Political Freedom & Security - Human Rights; Politics/International Relations; Legal status, laws, etc.; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Law / Human Rights; (1951); Convention Relating to the Sta; Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees; Legal status, laws, etc
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.