This book considers the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ contribution to international refugee law since the establishment of UNHCR by the Unite
The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, and its 1967 Protocol, and many other important international instruments recognize the unique role the
People in danger have received protection in communities beyond their own from the earliest times of recorded history. The causes — war, conflict, violence, p
The essays selected and reproduced in this volume explore how international refugee law is dynamic and constantly evolving. From an instrument designed to prote