Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees

The Unfair Treatment of Haitian Refugees compared to their Cuban Counterparts. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are more refugees today than ever before—and more than half of them are believed to be children. Most of these people have left their homes in search of better living conditions and economic opportunities. This is especially true for Cuban and Haitian refugees. Living in a forever-changing world, we have to start rethinking our old…

2. TERRITORIAL WATERS Article 2(1) of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)48 provides that, “[t]he sovereignty of a coastal State ex-tends, beyond its land territorial and internal waters and, in the case of an archipelagic State, its archipelagic waters, to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea”. This maritime zone extends up to 12 nautical miles (Article 3, UNCLOS). The only major exception to this sovereign power of the state is the right of…

Oloyede Demilade International Relations Finals Borders between states have affected, and continue to affect, people’s lives in different ways according to their citizenship, economic status, ethnic background and so on. Borders are a huge concern in international politics, in such that international migration has moved to the top of the international security agenda. Should borders be open to everyone? This paper explores the issue of border politics and why such issues exists. It deals…

being, persecuted. Persecution in the case of refugees is hostility or ill-treatment based on whom an individual is or their beliefs (textbook). Most refugees come from war torn countries, where rebel groups and armies exploit and abuse civilian populations, and refugees flee from these harmful situations in search of safety (voices from the front line article). In order to fully understand what a refugee is in Canada, the historical development of refugees in Canada must be outlined, with…

An asylum seeker is defined as someone seeking protection whose claims for refugee status has either not yet had their application assessed or rejected. Asylum seekers arrive by boat or plane. The government will assess an asylum seekers’ claims and if they are found to be ‘true refugees’ they are granted the approval of a Temporary Protection Visa (TPV). Asylum seekers who arrive “illegally” by boat in Australia are detained in detention centres, where they are detained (without charge and…

Ecuador argues that its decisions cannot be questioned or disputed under the provisions that have been mentioned. This has ultimately deemed Assange to be a part of Ecuadorian sovereignty that is immune from prosecution or arrest due to his diplomatic status and location in the Ecuadorian…

The status of an ‘asylum seeker’ is used to refer to the situation in which a person immigrates with a view to escaping war or repression or political conflicts in his or her own country. A good example of such a mass escape from hostile regimes is the case of Syria. A number of Syrians have since been offered asylum from Al Assad repressive regime ever since the conflict ensued. However, the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees outlaws the act of penalty imposition on refugees for…

Equity and Diversity Refugees from Iraq Under (Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951) Australia defines a refugee as a person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster. Throughout this essay the selected group of Iraq refugees within Australia will be researched to find out their demographic, key features of the group, historical perspectives, policies and practices, issues this group face and programs that effectively…

171) attests, “current entrance restrictions of refugees and immigrants are a gross violation of human liberties.” Even supporters of exclusion and tight border restrictions, such as Michael Walzer, recognise that liberal-democratic states have obligations to refugees. These include an obligation to admit those in need and provide them with necessary resources or even territory, to allow them to participate…

People fled their region or nation then become refugees or "displaced persons" due to wars, natural disasters, religious conflicts or other forms of oppression. The refugee influx has been a major concern in Australia and the immigration policies have caused a number of debates and controversy since World War II. In 1930s to 1940s, Australia has been involved in the refugee crisis since the Nazi Holocaust. The arrival of Jewish refugees resulted a number of debates and arguments in the Australia…