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General legal considerations: search-and-rescue operations involving refugees and migrants at sea

UNHCR guidance regarding law of the sea, non-refoulement, and rescue and interception at sea. 

Date of Publication
Target Audience
Civil Society
Government
Intergovernmental Organization
Migrant Association
Source / Publisher
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
8
Cross Cutting Theme
People-centred
Rule of law and due process
Human rights
Status
Published

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