right to asylum
61Refugee — 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… …
62Ecclesiastical Privileges — Ecclesiastical Privileges † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Privileges Ecclesiastical privileges are exceptions to the Law made in favour of the clergy or in favour of consecrated and sacred objects and places. I. The… …
63Cities of Refuge — The Cities of Refuge were towns in the Kingdom of Israel and Kingdom of Judah in which the perpetrators of manslaughter could claim the right of asylum; outside of these cities, blood vengeance against such perpetrators was allowed by law.[1] The …
64Elián González affair — The custody and immigration status of a young Cuban boy, Elián González (born December 7, 1993), was at the center of a heated 2000 controversy involving the governments of Cuba and the United States, González s father, Juan Miguel González… …
65Sanctuary — For the TV series, see Sanctuary (TV series). For other uses, see Sanctuary (disambiguation). Ajax violates Cassandra s sanctuary at the Palladium: tondo of an Attic cup, ca. 440–430 BCE A sanctuary is any place of safety. They may be categorized …
66Dublin Regulation — The Dublin Regulation (Regulation 2003/343/CE; sometimes the Dublin II Regulation; previously the Dublin Convention) is a European Union (EU) law that determines the EU Member State responsible to examine an application for asylum seekers seeking …
67Immunity — • An exemption from a legal obligation (munus), imposed on a person or his property by law, custom, or the order of a superior Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Immunity Immunity …
68Slavery — Slave redirects here. For other uses, see Slave (disambiguation). Part of a series on …
69human rights — fundamental rights, esp. those believed to belong to an individual and in whose exercise a government may not interfere, as the rights to speak, associate, work, etc. [1785 95] * * * Rights that belong to an individual as a consequence of being… …
70Prisons — • Discusses the history of prisons, as well as the influence of Christianity in their development and modern reform Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prisons Prisons …
