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This paper examines the contribution of IHRMBs to refugee protection. It first considers the well established position that the principle of non-refoulement is enshrined in International Human Rights Law and examines its absolute nature. It then examines some of the recent jurisprudence by IHRMBs where the risk of prohibited treatment arises on account of one of the Refugee Convention grounds for refugee status (namely, race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion) and identifies the questions that arise from such findings. Last, it examines the jurisprudence of IHRMBs which moves beyond a finding of non-refoulement to discuss matters of status and in particular of security of residence. The paper argues that IHRMBs have been instrumental in refugee protection by interpreting International Human Rights Law in an inclusive manner, ultimately contributing to the acceptance by States and UNHCR that protection of the broad categories of refugees covered by International Human Rights Law constitutes a legal obligation (and not merely a discretional decision) of States under International Law, an understanding that has led to the adoption of specific complementary instruments at regional level and the promotion of complementary forms of protection by UNHCR.
Author(s): Gil-Bazo M-T
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Refugee Survey Quarterly
Year: 2015
Volume: 34
Issue: 1
Pages: 11-42
Online publication date: 05/01/2015
Acceptance date: 29/11/2014
Date deposited: 02/12/2014
ISSN (print): 1020-4067
ISSN (electronic): 1471-695X
Publisher: Oxford University Press
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rsq/hdu021
DOI: 10.1093/rsq/hdu021
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