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Law on the Status of Refugees

Law on the Status of Refugees

Human Mobility
Legislation
1998
Year of publication
1998
Specific thematic area
Refugee
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Refugees
Characteristics of human mobility
Cross-border
Type of environmental driver
None
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
None
Sub-region
Western Africa
Region
Western Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Author/issuing body
Legislative Bodies
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 5 - Regular pathways
Child marker
C
Gender marker
C
Human rights marker
C

ARTICLE 2. (...) Le terme de réfugié s'applique également à toute personne qui, du fait d'une agression, d'une occupation extérieure, d'une domination étrangère ou d'événements troublant gravement l'ordre public dans une partie ou dans la totalité de son pays d'origine ou du pays dont elle a la nationalité, est obligée de quitter sa résidence habituelle pour chercher refuge dans un autre endroit à l'extérieur de son pays d'origine ou du pays dont elle a la nationalité. TRANSLATION -

Art. 2

(...) The term refugee shall also apply to any person who, owing to aggression, external occupation, foreign domination or events seriously disturbing public order in part or in the whole of his country of origin or of the country of his nationality, is obliged to leave his habitual residence in order to seek refuge in another place outside his country of origin or of the country of his nationality.

Art. 2

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