The protection of refugees and internally displaced persons:Non-Refoulementunder customary international law?

Abstract

After decades of inter- and intra-State wars, the United Nations named 20 June 2004 as World Refugee Day with ‘A Place to Call Home’ as its theme. However, whilst citizens in war-free countries were able to commemorate this significant day in the safety of their homes, for millions of refugees and internally displaced persons who yearn for safety and security, a home is but a distant hope. In the light of the plight of these unfortunate persons, this article will examine whether a state is under a duty, under customary international law and independent of the 1951 Refugees Convention and the 1967 Refugees Protocol, to offer a home – asylum – to refugees and internally displaced persons.

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