COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER LEGAL TEXTS CONCERNING REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS VOLUME I UNIVERSAL INSTRUMENTS Published by the DIVISION OF INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES Geneva, 1995
CONTENTS VOLUME I UNIVERSAL INSTRUMENTS Section I Refugees, Stateless Persons and Victims of Conflicts I. Statute of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees........................... 3 II. III. IV. Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951.......................................... 10 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees of 31 January 1967.......................................... 39 Definitions of "refugee" according to agreements, conventions and protocols mentioned in article 1 A (1) of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951............. 44 V. Constitution of the International Refugee Organization. 46 VI. VII. VIII. IX. Agreement relating to Refugee Seamen of 23 November 1957.......................................... 64 Protocol to the Agreement relating to Refugee Seamen of 12 June 1973................................. 70 United Nations Declaration on Territorial Asylum of 14 December 1967.............................. 73 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 28 September 1954.............................. 75 X. Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness of 30 August 1961...................................... 99 XI. XII. Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12 August 1949 (Excerpts)...................................... 112 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts (Protocol I) (Excerpts)...................................... 113
XIII. Convention concerning International Cooperation regarding Administrative Assistance to Refugees of 3 September 1985... 121 XXVI. Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity of 26 November 1968.............................. 225 XIV. XV. XVI. Convention for the Reduction of Cases of Statelessness of 13 September 1973............................ 131 Protocol Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949, and relating to the Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts (Protocol II) of 8 June 1977.................................. 135 Special Protocol concerning Statelessness of 12 April 1930.......................................... 146 Section II Human Rights XXVII. XXVIII. XXIX. XXX. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty) of 15 December 1989............. 229 Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of 10 December 1984.......................................... 233 Principles of International Co-operation in the Detection, Arrest, Extradition and Punishment of Persons Guilty of War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity of 3 December 1979.......................................... 247 Declaration on the Human Rights of the Individuals who are not Nationals of the Country in which they live of 13 December 1985............................... 249 XVII. Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 10 December 1948................................. 153 XVIII. XIX. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 16 December 1966 and Optional Protocol thereto..... 158 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 16 December 1966.................. 181 XXXI. XXXII. UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education of 14 December 1960... 253 Declaration on the Protection of Women and Children in Emergency and Armed Conflict of 14 December 1974. 260 XXXIII. Vienna Declaration on Human Rights of 25 June 1993.. 263 XX. XXI. XXII. XXIII. XXIV. Final Act of the International Conference on Human Rights-Teheran, 22 April-13 May 1968-Proclamation of Teheran-Resolution on Co-operation with UNHCR. 191 Convention on the Political Rights of Women of 31 March 1953.......................................... 196 Declaration of the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1959.......................................... 199 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination of 21 December 1965. 202 International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid of 30 November 1973.......................................... 214 XXXIV. XXXV. XXXVI. XXXVII. XXXVIII. Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance of 18 December 1992......... 292 International Convention against the Taking of Hostages of 17 December 1979.................... 299 Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities of 18 December 1992... 306 Convention concerning the Issue of Certificates of Non Impediment to Marriage of 5 September 1980........ 310 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of 18 December 1979..... 318 XXV. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide of 9 December 1948............. 221 XXXIX. Convention on the Rights of the Child of 20 November 1989.......................................... 331
XL. XLI. XLII. XLIII. XLIV. XLV. XLVI. XLVII. Declaration on Social and Legal Principles Relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with Special Reference to Foster Placement and Adoption Nationally and Internationally of 3 December 1986............. 351 Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption of 29 May 1993.......................................... 356 United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniles Deprived of their Liberty of 14 December 1990....... 369 Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction of 25 October 1980................................ 383 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families of 18 December 1990............................ 396 Recommendation No. 86 Concerning Migration for Employment (revised 1949) and Additional Annex (which consists of a Model Agreement on Temporary and Permanent Migration for Employment, including Migration of Refugees and Displaced Persons) of8 June 1949.... 434 Section III Internally Displaced Persons Resolution 1992173 on internally displaced persons of 5 March 1992... 457 Resolution 1993/95 on internally displaced persons of 11 March 1993.................................. 459 L. Convention on the Recovery Abroad of Maintenance of 20 June 1956................................... 494 LI. LII. LIII. LIV. LV. LVI. LVII. LVIII. LIX. Convention No. 118 concerning Equality of Treatment of Nationals and Non-Nationals in Social Security of 28 June 1962 (Excerpts).......................... 502 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents of 14 December 1973... 504 International Convention relating to Stowaways of 10 October 1957...................................... 510 Convention Establishing an International Family Record Booklet of 12 September 197 4..................... 515 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft of16 December 1970..................... 521 Convention on Offences and Certain Acts Committed on Board Aircraft of 14 September 1963............... 527 Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation of23 September 1971...... 536 Annex Nine to the Convention on International Civil Aviation (Ninth edition, July 1990)................. 543 Declaration on Principles of International Law concerning Friendly Relations and Co-operation among States in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations.. 545 Index... 555 VOLUME II REGIONAL INSTRUMENTS Section IV Miscellaneous Instruments Section I Africa XLVIII. Charter of the United Nations... 465 A. Human Rights and Refugees XLIX. Protocol No. 1 annexed to the Universal Copyright Convention as revised at Paris on 24 July 1971, concerning the Application of that Convention to Works of Stateless Persons and Refugees............................ 493 I. OAU Convention governing the specific aspects of refugee problems in Africa of 10 September 1969.... II. Principles concerning Treatment of Refugees of 1966.. 3 10
ill. IV. African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights of June 1981.... Recommendations from the Pan-African Conference on the Situation of Refugees in Africa of 7-17 May 1979. V. Oslo Declaration and Plan of Action on the Plight of Refugees, Returnees and Displaced Persons in Southern Africa of22-24 August 1988...... VI. VII. VID. Second futernational Conference on Assistance to Refugees in Africa of 9-19 April 1981.... Declaration on African Refugee Crises of 20-24 September 1990.... Addendum to the Principles concerning Treatment of Refugees of27 January 1970.... 15 31 46 54 57 62 XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. Section II North Africa, South West Asia First Seminar of Arab Experts on Asylum and Refugee Law of 16-19 January 1984....................... 109 Third Seminar of Arab Experts on Asylum and Refugee Law of 2-4 November 1991....................... 112 Fourth Seminar of Arab Experts on Asylum and Refugee Law of 16-19 November 1992............. 116 Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam of 31 July- 9 August 1990.................................. 120 The Riyadh Arab Agreement for Juridical Cooperation of 6 April1983................................. 126 IX. Addendum to the Status and Treatment of Refugees of 13 January 1987.... X. African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child of 11 July 1990.... XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. Statement of the Horn of Africa Conference on Humanitarian Issues of 9 April 1992.... B. Internally Displaced Persons Resolution 45/137 on Assistance to Refugees, Returnees and Displaced Persons in Africa of 14 December 1990.... Resolution 451139 Concerning Emergency Humanitarian Assistance to Liberian Refugees and Displaced Persons of 14 December 1990..................... 94 Resolution 46/108 on Assistance to Refugees, Returnees and Displaced Persons in Africa of 16 December 1991....................................... 96 Resolution 47/107 on Assistance to Refugees, Returnees and Displaced Persons in Africa of 16 December 1992....................................... 101 63 65 84 92 XXI. Section III Americas A. Human Rights and Refugees American Convention on Human Rights "Pact of San Jose, Costa Rica" of 22 November 1969............ 133 XXII. Treaty on International Penal Law of23 January 1889 159 XXID. Convention on Asylum of 20 February 1928......... 169 XXIV. Convention on Political Asylum of 26 December 1933. 171 XXV. Treaty on International Penal Law of 19 March 1940 173 XXVI. Convention on Territorial Asylum of 28 March 1954 185 XXVII. Convention on Diplomatic Asylum of 28 March 1954 189 XXVID. XXIX. XXX. XXXI. American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, 1948.......................................... 194 Treaty on Political Asylum and Refuge of 4 August 1939.......................................... 201 Cartagena Declaration on Refugees of 19-22 November 1984.......................................... 206 Inter-American Convention on Extradition of 25 February 1981............................... 212
XXXII. XXXIII. XXXIV. XXXV. XXXVI. XXXVII. XXXVIII. XXXIX. XL. XLI. XLII. XLIII. XLIV. OAS Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty of 8 June 1990... 223 Inter-American Convention to Prevent and Punish Torture of 9 December 1985......................... 225 B. Internally Displaced Persons Resolution 46/107 about the International Conference on Central American Refugees of 16 December 1991 231 Resolution 47/103 about the International Conference on Central American Refugees of 16 December 1992 234 Section IV Europe A. Council of Europe European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 4 November 1950 and Protocols 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5........................... 239 European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees of 20 April 1959.......................... 265 Recommendation 293 (1961) on the Right of Asylum of 26 September 1961.............................. 268 Resolution 14 (1967) on asylum to persons in danger of persecution of 29 June 1967....................... 269 Declaration on Territorial Asylum of 18 November 1977.......................................... 270 European Convention on Social Security of 14 December 1972 (Excerpts).............................. 271 European Convention on Extradition of 13 December 1957.......................................... 277 1. Treaties and other Texts European Convention on the Legal Status of Migrant Workers of 24 November 1977.................... 288 European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism of 27 January 1977.............................. 303 XLV XLVI. XLVII. XL VIII. European Agreement on Transfer of Responsibility for Refugees of 16 October 1980...................... 309 European Convention on the Repatriation of Minors of 28 May 1970................................... 316 European Convention on Consular Functions of 11 December 1967................................... 325 Protocol to the European Convention on Consular Functions concerning the protection of refugees of 11 December 1967................................... 343 XLIX. European Social Charter of 18 October 1961......... 346 L. Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter of 5 May 1988.................................... 365 LI. LII. LIII. LIV. LV. LVI. Protocol Amending the European Social Charter of 21 October 1991................................ 373 Protocol No. 6 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 28 April1983................................... 377 Protocol No. 7 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 22 November 1984.............................. 380 Protocol No.8 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 19 March 1985.................................. 384 Protocol No. 9 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fup.damental Freedoms of 6 November 1990............................... 388 Protocol No. 10 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 25 March 1992....................... 391 2. Resolutions and Recommendations LVII. Recommendation 434 (1965) on the Right of Asylum.. 393 LVIII. LIX. Recommendation 564 (1969) on the Acquisition by Refugees of the Nationality of their Country of Residence...................................... 395 Resolution 70 (2) (1970) on the Acquisition by Refugees of the Nationality of their Country of Residence.. 397 LX. Recommendation 773 (1976) on De Facto Refugees... 398
LXI. Recommendation 775 (1976) on the Preparation of an Agreement Concerning the Transfer of Responsibility for Refugees who move lawfully from one Member State of the Council of Europe to another.... 400 LXII. Recommendation 787 (1976) on the Harmonisation of Eligibility Practice under the 1951 Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol.... 401 LXIII. Recommendation 817 ( 1977) on Certain Aspects of the Right to Asylum.... 402 LXIV. Recommendation R (81) 16 on the Harmonisation of National Procedures Relating to Asylum............. 404 LXV. Recommendation R (84) 1 on the Protection of Persons Satisfying the Criteria in the Geneva Convention who are not Formally Recognised as Refugees.... 406 LXVI. Recommendation 984 (1984) on the Acquisition by Refugees of the Nationality of the Receiving State... 407 LXVII. Recommendation 1016 (1985) on Living and Working Conditions of Refugees and Asylum Seekers.... 409 LXVIII. Recommendation 1088 (1988) on the Right to Territorial Asylum.... 412 LXIX. Order442 (1988) on the Right to Asylum... 415 LXX. LXXI. LXXII. LXXIII. LXXIV. LXXV. Recommendation 1090 ( 1988) on the situation of the Palestine Refugees.............................. 416 Recommendation 1163 (1991) on the Arrival of Asylumseekers at European Airports....................... 419 Order 447 (1991) on the Arrival of Asylum-seekers at European Airports............................... 421 Recommendation 1149 (1991) on Europe of 1992 and Refugee Policies................................ 422 Recommendation 1151 (1991) on the Reception and Settlement of Refugees in Turkey.................. 424 Recommendation 1152 (1991) on the Situation of the Palestine Refugees and the Immigration of Soviet Jews to Israel........................................ 4 26 LXXVIT. LXXVIII. LXXIX. Resolution 1010 (1993) on the Situation of the Refugees and Displaced Persons in Serbia, Montenegro and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.... Recommendation 1205 (1993) on the Situation of Refugees and Displaced Persons in Several Countries of the Former Yugoslavia.... Recommendation 1236 (1994) on the right of territorial asylum.... B. European Union LXXX. Social Security of Migrant Workers.... LXXXI. LXXXII. LXXXIII. Convention determining the state responsible for examining applications for asylum lodged in one of the member states of the Community.... Three texts adopted by the Ministers responsible for immigration of the member states of the European Community.... Resolution A3-0337/92 on the Harmonisation within the European Community of Asylum Law and Policies of 15 November 1992.... C. Other texts of relevance for Europe LXXXIV. Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe: final act........................................ 472 LXXXV. Resolution 471147 on the situation of human rights in the territory of the Former Yugoslavia............... 528 LXXXVI. European Agreement on the Gradual Abolition of Controls at the Common Frontiers (Schengen Agreement). 534 LXXXVII. Schengen Implementation Convention.............. 542 LXXXVIIT. Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in the Arab and European States bordering on the Mediterranean.......... 549 Index... 559 431 434 437 442 444 455 464 LXXVI. Resolution 1000 (1993) on Vietnamese Migrants and Asylum-seekers in Hong Kong ("boat people")....... 429