Comments on National Legislation

The international obligations of States regarding refugees and non-refugee stateless persons as well as the prevention and reduction of statelessness need to be translated into national laws in order to ensure their effective implementation. UNHCR reviews and comments on national legislation in order to assist States in ensuring that national legislation is in accordance with international standards related to refugee law and statelessness.

UNHCR has promulgated guidelines (Internal link) and a checklist (Internal link) to assist those reviewing and commenting on national legislation related to refugees and non-refugee stateless persons. These should be consulted by UNHCR staff and others involved in reviewing and commenting on national legislation.

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Observations by the UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe on the draft Law proposal to introduce carrier sanctions during temporary intra-Schengen border controls in Denmark (Lov om ændring af udlændingeloven (Transportøransvar i forbindelse med midlertidig grænsekontrol ved indre Schengengrænser)) 11 December 2015 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
Observations by the UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe on the proposal to transpose the recast Asylum Procedures Directive in Sweden ("Genomförande av det omarbetade asylprocedurdirectivet, Ds 2015:37") 9 October 2015 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
Observations by UNHCR on the proposed amendments to the Norwegian Immigration Act to allow for detention of asylum-seekers in the 48-hours accelerated procedure October 2015 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
Observations by the UNHCR Regional Representation for Northern Europe on the proposed amendments to the Danish Aliens Act: Lov om ændring af udlændingeloven (Midlertidig beskyttelsesstatus for visse udlændinge samt afvisning af realitetsbehandling af asylansøgninger, når ansøgeren har opnået beskyttelse i et andet EU-land mv.) November 2014 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
UNHCR Observations on Proposed Draft Law 187 -XII revising and amending Law no. 27/2008 dated 30 June 2008 and transposing into Portuguese legislation EU Directives 2011/95 (Qualification), 2013/32 (Procedures), 2013/33 (Reception) and Regulations on Dublin and EURODAC January 2014 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
Brief Information Note on the Main Asylum-Related Legal Changes in Hungary as of 1 July 2013 July 2013 \| Publisher: Hungarian Helsinki Committee \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
UNHCR's Comments on the Draft Presidential Decree and Regulations to the Refugee Act of the Republic of Korea 26 March 2013 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
UNHCR-Anmerkungen zum, Schlussbericht Arbeitsgruppe Bund / Kantone" January 2013 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
UNHCR-Empfehlungen zur Umsetzung der dringlichen Änderungen des Schweizer Asylgesetzes (AsylG) und des Bundesgesetzes über die Ausländerinnen und Ausländer (AuG) October 2012 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
UNHCR-Stellungnahme zum Bericht des Eidgenössischen Justiz- und Polizeidepartements (EJPD) vom Juli 2011 über die Änderung des Asylgesetzes im Rahmen einer Zusatzbotschaft zur Botschaft zur Änderung des Asylgesetzes vom 26. Mai 2010 August 2011 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation

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