Differences between Refugees, Internally Displaced Persons and Asylum Seekers Refugee The term refugee is taken in its broader context to mean any person who has escaped his or her country…

International and National Refugee Profile At the end of 2017, the global refugee population, including 5.4 million Palestine refugees under UNHCR’s mandate, was 25.4 million – the highest known total…

International, Regional and National Framework for protection of Refugees  International Human Rights Instruments Refugees are first and foremost human beings and therefore should not be denied the basic human rights…

Historical Development and Application of the Laws of Armed Conflicts No war is ever justified and there is nothing man can do to prevent war either nationally or internationally. The…

Impediments to the Successful Protection of Refugees in Nigeria The promotion and protection of human rights have engaged the attention of the world community, and though the African country especially…

Determination and Eligibility of Refugee Status The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR is the principal UN agency responsible for refugees. The statute of the UNHCR…

Legal Framework for the protection of refugees The legal framework for the protection of refugees deals with the standard for their protection. These standards are designed to be applied to…

Root Causes of Refugee Problem The deplorable situation of refugees throughout the world is one of the most complicated problems facing the international community today. However, the problem of refugees…

Refugee-Host Relationship Conceptual model on Environmental Conflict between Refugees and Host Communities is worth considering.[1] This work shows that influxes of refugees into an area can place considerable stress on…

History of the Protection of the Rights of Refugees All through the globe, the nature of refugee status has been a precarious one.  It is definitely due to the precariousness…