Refoulement In Refugees

The modern framework for international protection in respect of persons in need dates back to the end of World War II. The cornerstone of this framework is the UN Convention relating to the status of Refugees 1951 (1951 Convention) and its 1967 Protocol . The preamble to the 1951 Convention underscores one of its main purposes, which is to assure refugees the widest possible exercise of their fundamental rights and freedoms. Among the core principles of the 1951 Convention is non-refoulement, which prevents asylum seekers from being expelled to a country where their “life, physical integrity or liberty” would be threatened . In Europe, these non-refoulement obligations have been implemented under the Common European Asylum System (CEAS).
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