1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
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The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees is the core international treaty that defines who qualifies as a refugee and sets out their rights and the legal obligations of states to protect them.
Aliases (3)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations convention
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international treaty → multilateral treaty → refugee law instrument → |
| abbreviation |
CSR51
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| adoptedBy |
United Nations
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United Nations General Assembly → |
| adoptionCountry |
Switzerland
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| adoptionDate |
1951-07-28
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| adoptionPlace |
Geneva
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| articleCount |
46
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| category |
United Nations human rights treaties
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refugee conventions → |
| corePrinciple |
non-refoulement
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| defines |
obligations of states towards refugees
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refugee → rights of refugees → |
| depositary |
Secretary-General of the United Nations
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| entryIntoForceDate |
1954-04-22
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| fieldOfLaw |
international human rights law
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international humanitarian law → public international law → |
| fullName |
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
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| hasProtocol |
1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
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| language |
Arabic
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Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish → |
| limitedBy |
geographical limitation to events in Europe (originally)
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temporal limitation to events occurring before 1 January 1951 (originally) → |
| modifiedBy |
1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
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| monitoredBy |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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| obliges |
state parties to protect refugees
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| prohibits |
expulsion of refugees to territories where their life or freedom would be threatened
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| purpose |
to establish minimum standards for the treatment of refugees
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to provide international protection for refugees → |
| relatedInstrument |
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights → |
| relatedOrganization |
UNHCR Executive Committee
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| setsOut |
civil rights of refugees
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duties of refugees towards host states → economic rights of refugees → legal status of refugees → social rights of refugees → |
| shortName |
1951 Refugee Convention
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Refugee Convention → |
| subjectMatter |
international refugee law
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refugee protection → |
Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 428 (V) → |
relatedTo |
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1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
("1951 Refugee Convention")
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1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees ("Refugee Convention") → |
shortName |
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UNHCR
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associatedWithTreaty |
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1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
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extendsProtectionsOf |
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1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees
("Convention relating to the Status of Refugees")
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fullName |
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United Nations General Assembly treaties
("Convention relating to the Status of Refugees")
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hasExample |
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United Nations system of international law
("Convention relating to the Status of Refugees")
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includesInstrument |
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1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
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modifies |
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1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
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relatedInstrument |
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1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees
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relatesTo |