refugee status determination
1Refugee — According to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, a refugee is a person who owing to a well founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political… …
2Russian Federation Law on Refugees — The Russian Federation’s Law on Refugees defines who is a “refugee” for purposes of obtaining asylum in the country. Russian Federation Law No. 95 F 3 “On Refugees,” February 19, 1993, as amended (Law on Refugees), available in Russian at… …
3United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Representation in Cyprus — Established on December 14 1950, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to protect and support refugees at the request of a government or the UN itself and assists in their voluntary… …
4Refugees in Hong Kong — Article 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights specifies that everyone has the right to seek and enjoy asylum abroad from persecution. At the end of April 2006, the UN refugee Agency, also called the UNHCR… …
5CUHK Faculty of Law — The Chinese University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law Established 2004 School type Public Dean Professor Christopher Gane[1] Location Ma Liu Shui, New Territories, Hong Kong, China …
6Human rights in Australia — are generally respected and recognised. Although Australia is the only western democracy with no bill of rights [ [http://www.amnesty.org.au/Act now/campaigns/human rights and security Redirecting you to http://action.amnesty.org.au/hrs ] ] ,… …
7Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …
8HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …
9UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …
10International law and the Arab–Israeli conflict — Arguments about the applicability of various elements of international law underlie the debate around the Arab Israeli conflict. This article discusses the basis for these conflicts. The basis for legal arguments International law is different… …
