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Consideraţii cu privire la sistemul juridic român de protecţie a refugiaţilor din perspectiva integrării euro – atlantice a României
Some Thoughts on Romania’s Legal Protection of Refugees from the Perspective of Euro-Atlantic Integration

Author(s): Valentin-Stelian Bădescu
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Centrul de Studii Internationale
Keywords: refugees; international protection; international humanitarian law; UN High Commissioner for Refugees; Euro-Atlantic integration

Summary/Abstract: This study analyses the issue of refugee rights as part of human rights and in relation to international humanitarian law. The dynamic character of this “institution” mirrors the fluctuating nature of migration, and in particular of refugee flows, and was correlated with the policies and practices of states and international organizations. The latter tried, with relative success and with varying degrees of political determination, to identify solutions to preserve the dignity and integrity of persons by adapting specific systems of protection. The article discusses the lack of precision of the term “protection” in this context, showing why the lack or denial of protection is the main question of refugee law under the international law. It further stresses the importance of placing refugee protection in the wider context of the rights of each human being to life, liberty and security, which are endangered by the violation of the refugee status.

  • Issue Year: 5/2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 67-90
  • Page Count: 24
  • Language: Romanian
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