Global Consultations
 
Expert Meetings

To take stock of developments in refugee law and to examine a number of emerging issues, UNHCR, often in cooperation with its partners, is organizing expert meetings, also in the context of implementation of the Agenda for Protection. To facilitate discussion, background papers are commissioned from experts. Depending on the topic, participants in the roundtable discussions are drawn from governments, NGOs, academia, the judiciary and the legal profession.


Maintaining the Civilian and Humanitarian Character of Asylum (Geneva, June 2004)

Conclusions and Preliminary Issues Raised
List of Participants
Maintaining the Civilian and Humanitarian Character of Asylum, Rosa da Costa (June 2004)
Under What Circumstances Can a Person Who Has Taken an Active Part in the Hostilities of an International or a Non-International Armed Conflict Become an Asylum Seeker?, Stéphane Jaquemet (June 2004)

Effective Protection (Lisbon, December 2002)

Secondary Refugee Movements and the Return of Asylum Seekers to Third Countries: The Meaning of Effective Protection, Stephen H. Legomsky (February 2003)
Summary Conclusions from the Round Table (February 2003)
List of Participants

Religious Persecution (Baltimore, October 2002)

Claims for Protection Based on Religion or Belief: Analysis and Proposed Conclusions, Karen Musalo (December 2002)
The Complexity of Religion in Determining Refugee Status, T. Jeremy Gunn (October 2002)
Summary Conclusions from the Round Table (February 2003)
List of Participants

Rescue-at-Sea (Lisbon, March 2002)

Background Note on the Protection of Asylum-Seekers and Refugees Rescued at Sea (March 2002)
Annex 1: Background Note Concerning the competence of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), in relation to rescue at sea matters
Annex 2: UNHCR Executive Committee Conclusions concerning Asylum seekers at sea - Rescue at sea
Annex: Reception of Asylum-Seekers, Including Standards of Treatment, in the Context of Individual Asylum Systems (4 September 2001)
Annex: Problems Related to the Rescue of Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea (26 August 1981)
Annex: Report on the Meeting of the Working Group of Government Representatives on the Question of Rescue of Asylum-Seekers at Sea held in Geneva, 5-7 July 1982 (24 August 1982)
Annex: Problems Related to the Rescue of Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea (1 September 1983)
Annex: Problems Related to the Rescue of Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea (28 August 1984)
Annex: Problems Related to the Rescue of Asylum-Seekers at Sea (8 July 1985)
Summary of Discussions (April 2002)
List of Participants