Law On the Legal Status of Refugees and Displaced Persons

Law On the Legal Status of Refugees and Displaced Persons

Human Mobility
Legislation
1999
See the publication
Year of publication
1999
Specific thematic area
Refugee
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Displacement
Characteristics of human mobility
Internal
Type of environmental driver
Disaster-related events
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Type of provision related to human mobility in disaster and climate change contexts
DIRECT GENERAL - IDP definition recognises disasters as a cause of displacement.
Sub-region
Western Asia
Region
Western Asia
Macro-region
Asia
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

The term Internally Displaced Person (IDP) shall apply to any person who has moved to another place being forced to leave his/her permanent residence within the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan in connection with military aggression, natural or manmade disaster.

Art.1

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).