71. The Normative Terrain of the Global Refugee Regime
- Author:
- Alexander Betts
- Publication Date:
- 10-2015
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Institution:
- Carnegie Council
- Abstract:
- The global refugee regime encompasses the rules, norms, principles, and decision-making procedures that govern states' responses to refugees. It comprises a set of norms, primarily those entrenched in the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, which defines who is a refugee and the rights to which such people are entitled. It also comprises an international organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), which has supervisory responsibility for ensuring that states meet their obligations toward refugees.
- Topic:
- United Nations, Refugees, Displacement, and Humanitarian Crisis
- Political Geography:
- Global Focus