The 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol are the key legal documents that form the basis of UNHCR’s work. With 149 State parties to either or both, they define the term ‘refugee’ and outline ...

While the global definition of the word “refugee” was recognized in the Geneva Convention, no such universally accepted definition for “migrant” exists. Traditionally, a migrant is considered a person ...

The four Geneva Conventions, agreed by every country, set out how soldiers and civilians should be treated in war. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols form the basis of modern ...

The Geneva Convention sets out the key concept of non-refoulement, a cornerstone of international refugee protection. The Commission president's EPP party has called for a revision of the Geneva ...

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in line with its mandate to protect refugees and the 1951 Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, has issued a series of recommendations addressed to the ...

For Clapham, the 75th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions is a "crunch time" for international humanitarian law when states must decide whether or not to hold those in violation of the treaties ...

The enforcement of the Geneva Conventions lies in states themselves, and therein lies the weak spot in IHL: The laws seem to protect on paper but are difficult to enforce in practice. A drone view ...

"In particular, the bilateral readmission agreement between Germany and Switzerland, the Dublin Regulation and the Geneva Convention on Refugees are to be understood and taken into account under ...

Part of the contention concerns how exactly we define “refugee”. The 1951 UN Refugee Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees defines a refugee as someone who has fled their country because of a ...

Journal of Refugee Studies 20, no. 4 (2007); UNHCR, “Convention Plus: Issues Paper on Targeting of Development Assistance” (Geneva: UNHCR, 2004). 33. UNHCR, “UNHCR Education Strategy 2010-2012 Summary ...