Legal protection frameworks

In: Forced migration review, Heft 39, S. 8-9

Abstract

For more than 60 years the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951 Refugee Convention) has provided the cornerstone of international protection for displaced persons. It is an important source of protection for many of those fleeing popular uprisings in North Africa, having been ratified by many of the destination countries, such as Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Italy and Malta. The broader context of North African displacement, however, highlights some of the limitations of the Conventions rather narrow and technical definition of a refugee, which may exclude many people genuinely in need of protection. Adapted from the source document.