Global Consultations
 
Second track

Note: The documents on this page were presented and discussed at expert roundtables in 2001.
The papers were then finalised, updated and published in 2003 as "Refugee Protection in International Law: UNHCR's Global Consultations on International Protection", edited by E. Feller, V. Türk and F. Nicholson, UNHCR, Cambridge University Press.

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General

New Guidelines on International Protection arising out of the Global Consultations process
Roundtables/topics/background papers (25 July 2001)

Cessation; exclusion (Lisbon)
Summary Conclusions - Cessation of Refugee Status
Summary Conclusions - Exclusion from Refugee Status, (30 May 2001)
"Current Issues in Cessation of Protection Under Article 1C of the 1951 Refugee Convention and Article I.4 of the 1969 OAU Convention"
"Current Issues in the Application of the Exclusion Clauses"  (for the Lisbon Expert Roundtable, 3-4 May 2001)
"The 'Ceased Circumstances' Provisions of the Cessation Clauses: Principles and UNHCR Practice, 1973-1999"
List of Participants for Lisbon Expert Roundtable, 3-4 May 2001

Non-refoulement; supervisory responsibility (Cambridge)
Summary Conclusions - Supervisory Responsibility
Summary Conclusions - The Principle of Non-Refoulement
"Supervising the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees: Article 35 and Beyond"
"The Scope and Content of the Principle of Non-refoulement" (20 June 2001)
List of Participants for the Cambridge Expert Roundtable

Gender-related persecution; particular social group; internal flight alternative (San Remo)
Summary Conclusions - Internal Protection/Relocation/Flight Alternative
Summary Conclusions - Gender-Related Persecution
Summary Conclusions - Membership of a Particular Social Group
"Gender-Related Persecution"
"Internal Protection/Relocation/Flight Alternative as an Aspect of Refugee Status Determination"
"Membership in a Particular Social Group: Analysis and Proposed Conclusions"
UNHCR's Position on Relocating Internally (February 1999)
List of Participants for San Remo Expert Roundtable

Illegal entry; family unity (Geneva)
Summary Conclusions - Family Unity
Summary Conclusions - Article 31 (Revised)
"Family Unity and Refugee Protection"
"Article 31 of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees: Non-penalization, Detention and Protection"
Final List of Participants (9 November 2001)
UNHCR Guidelines on Reunification of Refugee Families (July 1983)
UNHCR Policy on Adoption of Refugee Children (August 1995)
UNHCR Revised Guidelines on Detention of Asylum Seekers (February 1999)
List of Participants for Geneva Expert Roundtable