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146Aliens — Position of — Status of refugee — Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees, July 28, 1951 — Application for recognition as "refugee" within meaning of Geneva Convention — Commission of criminal offence after admission to country of refuge — Whether offence relevant in determining right of refugee to claim recognition on ground of fear of political persecution in country of origin — Geneva Convention, 1951, Articles 1, 32 and 33 — The law of Germany.

Aliens — Admission of — When entitled to asylum — Political persecutees who are not refugees within terms of Geneva Convention of July 28, 1951 — Algerian nationalists — The law of Germany.Aliens — Position of — Treatment by receiving State — Status of refugees — Whether Algerian nationalists fighting French rule in Algeria are refugees within meaning of Geneva Convention, 1951 — Whether entitled to political asylum — The law of Germany.

International law — Relation to municipal law — Treaties and constitutional provisions on same subject-matter — Whether such provisions should be construed as a whole — The law of Germany.Treaties — Interpretation of — Principles and rules of — Provisions incorporated into municipal law — Geneva Convention on Refugees — Whether Convention and constitutional provision on same subject-matter should be construed as a whole — The law of Germany.Aliens — Position of — Treatment by and responsibilities of receiving State — Application for recognition as refugee within meaning of Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 Relating to Status of Refugees — Commission of criminal offence after admission to country of refuge — Whether offence relevant in determining right of refugee to claim recognition on ground of fear of political persecution in country of origin — Geneva Convention, 1951 (Articles 1, 32 and 33) — The law of Germany.

Aliens — Position of — Treatment by receiving State — Status of refugees within meaning of Geneva Convention of July 28, 1951 — Loss of refugee status by "voluntary re-establishment" in country of origin — Meaning of "voluntary re-establishment" — Geneva Convention, 1951, Article 1 (C) (4).

This article presents a model explaining how refugee communities help their members accept downward occupational mobility usually associated with refugee resettlement. The article describes how refugees shape an image of themselves consistent with the occupational role, while they shape an image of the role consistent with their self-images.

In a world in deep crisis, tendencies toward protectionism and xenophobia, as well as fear of new mass flows of asylum seekers, have brought the development of international instruments for the benefit of refugees to a virtual halt. The legal framework was formed during the 1950s and 1960s. There are several definitions of "refugee," serving different purposes, and there is a trend to interpret and apply them more narrowly. The term "economic refugee" is a misnomer. There are many categories of de facto refugees, the common denominator being that they should not be forcibly returned to their homeland. States employ different, often very crude methods to stem the tide of would-be refugees. More humane and equitable practices could be developed at negligible financial and political cost; so too could a low-keyed protocol on territorial asylum, making us aware of our responsibility as fellow human beings.

This paper traces types and numbers of refugees to Canada since World War II. As policy and practices have evolved considerably in that period a brief review of key developments precedes the discussion of Canada's response to the current refugee situation.