1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

Definition

A convention, along with its 1967 protocol, that provides the essential legal framework for defining refugees, determining the rights of refugees who are lawfully admitted into a country of resettlement, and prohibiting the return of refugees to a country where their persecution is likely.

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