| Author (Person) | Wihtol de Wenden, Catherine |
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| Publisher | Robert Schuman Foundation |
| Series Title | Policy Papers: European Issues |
| Series Details | No.340, January 2015 |
| Publication Date | 19/01/2015 |
| Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
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The right to asylum as defined by the Geneva Convention of 1951, together with some regional features, is universal and recognised by the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Inter-state and international cooperation comprises the ratification and application of international texts in support of the protection of refugees and also to strengthen international solidarity so that there is a better balance in terms of sharing the protection of refugees within the international community and the High Commissioner for Refugees. But there is a great deal of regional accommodation. The right to asylum is still poorly respected, with little legitimacy in the eyes of the host States, which constantly restrict recognition, and which is badly acknowledged by the international community. Cooperation however is hesitant, sometimes bogged down somewhere between sovereign excesses and the management of regional flows. |
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| Source Link | http://www.robert-schuman.eu/en/doc/questions-d-europe/qe-340-en.pdf |
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| Subject Categories | Justice and Home Affairs |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
