International protection of refugees: the practice of UNHCR
Author(s)
Advisor
Tuna, GülgünDate
1994Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
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Abstract
This study aims to analyze UNHCR's practice pursued
since 1950 for the protection of refugees. A review of
previous organizations and legal instruments is given in
order to find out the meaning of the term " refugee " until
the establishment of UNHCR which is considered to be a
successor to all these organizations. The procedure and
criteria applied by UNHCR for the eligibility determination
of refugees are examined with the aim of identifying
the group of asylum-seekers which are under the mandate of
UNHCR. UNHCR's protection functions which involve promoting
legal tools to secure the rights, security and welfare of
refugees, and finding solutions either by voluntary return of
refugees to their country in conditions of security, or by
assimilation in a new national community are examinedFinally,
the changing role of UNHCR in the post-Cold War era
is evaluated and new strategies are suggested in the
concluding chapter.