The principle of non-refoulement a comparative analysis between Turkish national law and international refugee law
The principle of non-refoulement a comparative analysis between Turkish national law and international refugee law

Author(s): Doğa Elçin
Subject(s): Politics, Geography, Regional studies, Civil Law, International Law, Migration Studies, Politics and Identity
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Turkey; non-refoulement; Turkish national law; international refugee law; protection of civilians; stateless persons;
Summary/Abstract: Non-refoulement is one of the fundamental principles of international refugee law (Pirjola, 2007:643; Farmer, 2008:5). Nonrefoulement is not expressed in abstract and general terms, but with specific and clear content (Pirjola, 2007: 639). In the most general sense, non- refoulement is a concept which prohibits States from returning a refugee or asylum seeker to territories where there is a risk that his or her life or freedom would be threatened on account of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion (Lauterpacht & Bethlehem, 2003:89).

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