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Denmark is a party to the 1951 Geneva Convention and the 1967 New York Protocol. Furthermore, the Danish Aliens Act has a provision defining de facto refugees. Both categories of refugee have a legal claim for asylum, unless another state is considered the country of first asylum. Evaluates Denmark's compliance with the Convention. Comments critically on the appropriateness of the Convention rights regime and the different legal preconditions for entitlement to rights and benefits, and considers the future of legal protection for refugees. (Original abstract-amended)