3. States Parties shall allow such a refugee a reasonable period of time to apply for legal admission to another country. States Parties reserve the right to take such domestic measures as they deem necessary during this period. 1. Each Contracting State shall accord to refugees lawfully residing in its territory and who hold a diploma recognized by the competent authorities of that State and who wish to pursue a liberal profession the most favourable treatment and, in any event, no less favourable than that generally accorded to aliens in the same circumstances. In the same circumstances, in the case of non-political and non-profit associations, States Parties shall accord to refugees legally residing in their territory the most favourable treatment accorded to nationals of a foreign State. 2. If a refugee was forcibly expelled from the territory of a State Party during the Second World War and returned to it before the date of entry into force of this Convention to establish residence there, the period of stay before and after such forced expulsion shall be considered an uninterrupted period for all purposes for which uninterrupted residence is required. The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol are the most important legal documents that form the basis of our work. Together with 149 States parties from one or both States, they define the term “refugee” and describe the rights of refugees and the legal obligations of States to protect them. States Parties shall accord to a refugee lawfully residing in their territory the most favourable treatment and in no case less favourable and in no case less favourable generally accorded to aliens in the same circumstances with regard to the right to engage in agriculture, industry, crafts and commerce and to establish commercial companies on his own account.
1. Where the exercise of a right by a refugee would normally require the assistance of a foreign State which he cannot avail himself of, the States Parties in whose territory he resides shall ensure that such assistance is provided to him by their own authorities or by an international authority. The Protocol gave the possibility to States that had already ratified the 1951 Convention and chose to use the definition limited to Europe to maintain this restriction. Only four States have actually opted for this restriction: the Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Monaco and Turkey. The Congo and Monaco have lifted restrictions on ratification of the 1967 Protocol; Turkey has maintained it and Madagascar has not ratified the protocol. [2] 2. States Parties shall make every effort to ensure, in accordance with their laws and constitutions, the settlement of such refugees in areas other than urban areas for whose international relations they are responsible. The Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees is a central treaty of international refugee law. It entered into force on 4 October 1967 and 146 countries are Contracting Parties. 2. Travel documents issued to refugees under previous international agreements by Contracting Parties shall be recognized and treated by States Parties in the same manner as if they had been issued in accordance with this Article.
UNHCR is the “guardian” of the 1951 Convention and its 1967 Protocol. According to the legislation, states are supposed to work with us to ensure that the rights of refugees are respected and protected. One. For the purposes of this Agreement, the term “refugee” shall apply to any person who: 1. States Parties shall accord to refugees the same treatment as nationals in the field of primary education. In the case of refugees who regularly serve as crew members on board a ship flying the flag of a State Party, that State Party shall take favourable account of their establishment in its territory and the issuance of travel documents for them or temporary admission to its territory, in particular to facilitate their settlement in another country. 3. In the matters referred to in paragraph 2, the refugee shall enjoy the treatment accorded to a national of the country of his habitual residence in a State other than that in which he has his habitual residence. 4. States Parties shall consider extending favourably as far as possible the benefits of similar agreements that may be in force at any time between such States Parties and States not Parties to refugees. States Parties shall accord to a refugee the most favourable treatment and, in any event, no less favourable than that generally accorded to aliens in the same circumstances, with regard to the acquisition of movable and immovable property and other related rights, as well as leases and other contracts for movable and immovable property. 2.
States Parties shall not apply any restrictions other than those necessary for the free movement of such refugees, and such restrictions shall be applied only until their status has been regulated in the country or until they are admitted to another country. States Parties shall afford such refugees a reasonable period of time and all necessary facilities to be admitted to another country. 1. The refugee shall have free access to justice in the territory of all States Parties. 3. States Parties shall grant refugees the benefits of agreements concluded between themselves or concluded between them in the future on the maintenance of acquired rights and acquired rights in the context of acquisition in the field of social security only under the conditions applicable to nationals of States signatories to the conventions in question. Expressing the hope that all States, recognizing the social and humanitarian character of the refugee problem, will do everything in their power to prevent the problem from becoming a cause of tension among States, while on several occasions the United Nations has expressed and endeavoured to express its deep concern for refugees, (2) The right to compensation for the death of a refugee as a result of an accident at work or an occupational disease shall not be affected by the fact that the place of residence of the beneficiary is outside the territory of the Contracting State. The 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees limited refugee status to those whose circumstances “result from events prior to 1. January 1951” and gave States Parties to the Convention the opportunity to interpret this as “events in Europe” or “events in Europe or elsewhere”. Noting that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is responsible for monitoring international conventions for the protection of refugees, and recognizing that effective coordination of measures taken to address this problem will depend on the cooperation of States with the High Commissioner, 2.
In any event, restrictive measures imposed on aliens or the employment of foreign nationals for the protection of the national labour market shall not apply to a refugee who was already exempt at the time of entry into force of this Convention for the State Party concerned or who fulfils one of the following conditions: 2. After a period of residence of three years, all refugees in the territory of States Parties shall be granted an Exemption from legislative reciprocity. .