Human Rights Law and Policy on Refugees A Critical Study

By Kumar Akhilesh

The problem of migration has always been witnessed throughout the globe. History is

full of instances where people have migrated from one place to another for one reason

or the other. But the problem of migration becomes all together change when people

have to cross the borders due to reason of violation of their basic rights and they feel

themselves so much insecure on their land that they choose better to become refugees

rather than to lose their lives. Refugee problem which the present world is facing

today is not the new one. It is a crucial problem that international community has

faced since long time back and currently also the situation is grim. Whenever the

world is torn by war and internal conflicts and human rights are gone under eclipse

then certainly the refugee problem will arise. At international level the efforts were

made to deal with the refugee issue which took the shape of 1951 Convention

Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. The term refugee was

defined under this Convention along with certain obligations of the states who accept

refugees have been inserted in it. The 1951 Convention is usually known as "Magna

Carta" for refugees which lays down certain minimum standards to be complied with

while dealing with the refugees.

India has never been aloof from the refugee problem. It has always accepted

refugees with open heart. Talking from the era of 1947 till date India has accepted

thousands of refugees and has given them shelter when their own states have failed to

give them protection. It has handled mass influx of refugees like Tibetans, Sri Lankan

and refugees from West Pakistan. The generosity on part of India is no doubt there

when it has given shelter to various refugees but the paradoxical situation exists here

as there is no refugee specific legislation and because of this the laws which are

applicable on foreigners are also applied on refugees. India has preferred to deal with

refugees on bilateral basis rather than adopting a national law for them. Neither India

has been signatory to the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees nor its

1967 Protocol.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 180525961X
• ISBN13: 9781805259619
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: Independent Author
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"