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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/girr.2024(VII-II).06      10.31703/girr.2024(VII-II).06      Published : Jun 2024

Refugee Rights and International Law: Assessing Compliance and Violations

Abstract

    This work aims to examine how effectively states in the global community have implemented the international laws of refugee protection, particularly the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol. The paper aims at analyzing the causes of the violation of rights of the refugees, in relation to the political, security, and economic factors that hinder the provision of legal protection. The research explores regional differences in refugee rights in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and emphasizes the effects on refugees' health, employment, training, and health care.  Finally, the paper provides suggestions for augmenting cooperation between countries, improving compliance measures, and enhancing the financial assistance to be provided to the host countries for their lack of commitment to Refugee Law.

    Refugee Rights, International Law, Compliance, Violations, Political Factors, Security Concerns, Economic Constraints, Refugee Protection

    (1) Mehnaz Begum
    Lecturer, Department of Sharia and Law, Islamia College Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Nouman Ijaz
    Independent Researcher & Advocate Lower Court Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (3) Muhammad Umair
    Research Assistant, Global Policy & Research Institute (GloPRI), Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
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    CHICAGO : Begum, Mehnaz, Nouman Ijaz, and Muhammad Umair. 2024. "Refugee Rights and International Law: Assessing Compliance and Violations." Global International Relations Review, VII (II): 49-64 doi: 10.31703/girr.2024(VII-II).06

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    HARVARD : BEGUM, M., IJAZ, N. & UMAIR, M. 2024. Refugee Rights and International Law: Assessing Compliance and Violations. Global International Relations Review, VII, 49-64.

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    MHRA : Begum, Mehnaz, Nouman Ijaz, and Muhammad Umair. 2024. "Refugee Rights and International Law: Assessing Compliance and Violations." Global International Relations Review, VII: 49-64

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    OXFORD : Begum, Mehnaz, Ijaz, Nouman, and Umair, Muhammad (2024), "Refugee Rights and International Law: Assessing Compliance and Violations", Global International Relations Review, VII (II), 49-64

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    TURABIAN : Begum, Mehnaz, Nouman Ijaz, and Muhammad Umair. "Refugee Rights and International Law: Assessing Compliance and Violations." Global International Relations Review VII, no. II (2024): 49-64. https://doi.org/10.31703/girr.2024(VII-II).06