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.

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