principle of non-refoulement

  • 1Non-refoulement — is a principle in international law, specifically refugee law, that concerns the protection of refugees from being returned to places where their lives or freedoms could be threatened. Unlike political asylum, which applies to those who can prove …

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  • 2non-refoulement — /nɒn rəˈfulmənt/ (say non ruh foohlmuhnt) noun the principle that refugees or asylum seekers should not be forcibly returned to their country of origin. {non + refoulement} …

  • 3Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees — United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (and protocol)   parties to only the 1951 Convention …

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  • 4Right of asylum — Asylum seekers by country of origin.   40,000 asylum seekers …

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  • 5Abkommen über die Rechtsstellung der Flüchtlinge — Parteien des Abkommens über die Rechtsstellung der Flüchtlinge: Parteien des Abkommens von 1951 …

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  • 6Customary international law — are those aspects of international law that derive from custom. Along with general principles of law and treaties, custom is considered by the International Court of Justice, jurists, the United Nations, and its member states to be among the… …

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  • 7Aid — For other uses, see Aid (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Ade, Aide, AIDS, or Ayd. Aiding redirects here. It is not to be confused with Ayding. Aid received, per capita, in 2007, in $ of Official Development Assistance per person. Note… …

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  • 8Humanitarian aid — arriving by C 130 Hercules at Rinas Airport in Albania in the summer of 2000. Many organizations engaged in assisting refugees fleeing Kosovo …

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  • 9Sphere Project — The Sphere Project [ [http://www.sphereproject.org/| Sphere Project] ] was launched in 1997 to develop a set of minimum standards in core areas of humanitarian assistance. The aim of the project is to improve the quality of assistance provided to …

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  • 10Prevention of Infiltration Law — The Prevention of Infiltration Law is an Israeli law enacted in 1954. After the 1948 Palestinian exodus many Palestinian refugees living in neighbouring Arab countries tried to cross the border with Israel for different reasons. The Israeli… …

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