Innocence of refugees unlawfully entering the country of refuge
A refugee has the right to be free from penalties pertaining to the illegality of their entry to or presence within a country, if it can be shown that they acted in
good faith- that is, if the refugee believes that there was ample cause for their illegal entry/presence, i.e. to escape threats upon their life or freedom, and if they swiftly declare their presence. This right is protected in Article 31:
"The Contracting States shall not impose penalties, on account of their illegal entry or presence, on refugees who, coming directly from a territory where their life or freedom was threatened in the sense of article 1, enter or are present in their territory without authorization, provided they present themselves without delay to the authorities and show good cause for their illegal entry or presence.
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Isnt there also something there about staying in the first safe country they come to, so they cant travel half way round the world for economic reasons. So how many nations did they cross that were safe
No there is not
Try all these for size and see how your Jew hatred is clouding your thinking
In international and national law, distinctions are made between refugees, asylum seekers, legal and illegal economic migrants, minority citizens, travellers and others.
These distinctions are all too easily lost by the media, and most particularly in the tabloid press. (
Memorandum from UNHCR to the Joint Committee on Human Rights, 2007)
The concept of first country of asylum
Introduction: International Standards
The concept of first country of asylum is defined in Article 26 of the APD:
A country can be considered to be a first country of asylum for a particular applicant
for asylum if:
(a) s/he has been recognised in that country as a refugee and s/he can still avail
him/herself of that protection; or
(b) s/he otherwise enjoys sufficient protection in that country, including benefiting
from the principle of non-refoulement;
provided that s/he will be re-admitted to that country.
In applying the concept of first country of asylum to the particular circumstances of an
applicant for asylum Member States may take into account Article 27 (1).
It should be noted that Member States are not required to apply the concept of first
country of asylum, as Article 26 is a permissive provision.1 However, in accordance with
the APD, those Member States which apply the concept are not required to examine
whether an applicant qualifies as a refugee or for subsidiary protection status, where a
country which not a Member State is considered as a first country of asylum for the
applicant pursuant to Article 26.2 In other words, the Member State may consider such
applications as inadmissible.