Draft Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. France: Amendment to Article 2

A/CONF.2/18

Add a second paragraph worded as follows:

"Any refugee guilty of grave dereliction of duty and who constitutes a danger to the internal or external security of the receiving country may, by appropriate procedure ensuring maximum safeguards to the person concerned, be declared to have forfeited the rights pertaining to the status of refugee, as defined in this Convention."