Law (3) | Policy (2) | Other (6) |
LAW
1999 - Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan On IDP (Internally Displaced Person) and Refugee Status (No.668-1Q)
Definition | yes |
Non-discrimination clause | partially |
Cause – conflict/violence | yes |
Cause – natural disasters | yes |
Cause – human-made disasters/development projects | yes |
Prevention | no |
Protection and Assistance | yes |
Durable Solutions | yes |
Institutional focal point | no |
Funding mechanism | no |
Data collection mechanism | no |
Guiding Principles | no |
Additional comment: The title of this document may differ from one source to another. For example, on the website of the State Committee for Affairs of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons of the Republic of Azerbaijan it is entitled: The Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the status of refugees and internally displaced (persons displaced within the country) persons”; URL: http://www.refugees-idps-committee.gov.az/en/laws/2.html
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1999 - The Law of the Azerbaijan Republic On Social Protection of Internally Displaced Persons and Persons equated to Them (No.669-1Q)
Definition | yes |
Non-discrimination clause | no |
Cause – conflict/violence | yes |
Cause – natural disasters | no |
Cause – human-made disasters/development projects | no |
Prevention | no |
Protection and Assistance | yes |
Durable Solutions | yes |
Institutional focal point | no |
Funding mechanism | no |
Data collection mechanism | no |
Guiding Principles | no |
Refers to: the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic “On pension provision of the citizens”; Related to: the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan On Implementation of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On social Protection of Forcibly Displaced Persons and Persons Equated to Them” (No.149) (1999).
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1992 - Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan On the Status of Refugees and Forced Migrants
Definition | yes |
Non-discrimination clause | partially |
Cause – conflict/violence | yes |
Cause – natural disasters | no |
Cause – human-made disasters/development projects | no |
Prevention | no |
Protection and Assistance | yes |
Durable Solutions | yes |
Institutional focal point | yes (see articles 7 and 8) |
Funding mechanism | yes (see article 9) |
Data collection mechanism | no |
Guiding Principles | no |
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POLICY
2004 - Decree of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic Regarding the Approval of the State Program for the Improvement of Living Standards and Generation of Employment for Refugees and IDPs (No. 298)
Definition | no |
Non-discrimination clause | no |
Cause – conflict/violence | yes |
Cause – natural disasters | no |
Cause – human-made disasters/development projects | no |
Prevention | no |
Protection and Assistance | yes |
Durable Solutions | yes |
Institutional focal point | yes (see pages 3 to 12) |
Funding mechanism | yes (see point 3.3 and 3.4) |
Data collection mechanism | no |
Guiding Principles | no |
Refers to: Decree No.80 of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic on “Actions for improvement od the living and social conditions and providing employment for refugees and IDPs deported from their homelands as a result of occupation of the Azerbaijani territories by the Armenian armed forces and settled in the tent camps of Barda and Agjabedi territories and temporarily located in railway carriages of Barda district” (2005); Amended by: the Decree No.1346 (2011).
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1998 - Presidential Decree No.895 - State Program on Resolution of Problems faced by the Refugees and IDPs
Definition | no |
Non-discrimination clause | no |
Cause – conflict/violence | no |
Cause – natural disasters | no |
Cause – human-made disasters/development projects | no |
Prevention | no |
Protection and Assistance | yes |
Durable Solutions | yes |
Institutional focal point | yes |
Funding mechanism | no |
Data collection mechanism | yes (see section II point 1) |
Guiding Principles | no |
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OTHER
Other
2011 – Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 21 February 2011, #1346: Additions to the State Program on Improvement of Living Conditions and Increasing Employment of refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 1 July 2004, #298 (Amendment of the Decree No.298 of 2004)
2004 – Order of the President of the Azerbaijan Repubic on improvement of living conditions and employment promotion of the internally displaced persons from Agdam and other regions evicted from their native lands as a result of occupation of the Azerbaijani territories by the Armenian armed forces and temporarily settled in the tent camps of Barda and Agjabedi regions and in the railway carriages in Barda region (No.80) (Refers to: Decree No.562 of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, dated August 22, 2001 “On settlement of the problems of location of the Azerbaijanis internally displaced from their historical lands in the Armenian territory as a result of ethnic cleaning carried out by the Armenian chauvinists”, Decree No.577 of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, dated September 7, 2001 “On some actions related to settlement of some internally displaced persons evicted from Agdam and Fuzuli regions and temporarily settled in the tent camps as a result of ethnic cleaning carried out by the Armenian chauvinists” and Decree No.700 of the President of the Azerbaijan Republic, dated May 13, 2002 “On some actions related to improvement of social and living conditions of internally displaced persons settled in the 5 tent camps located in the territory of Bilasuvar region)
1999 – Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the Application of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the Status of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (persons displaced within the country)” (No.148) (Related to: the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On the Status of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (persons displaced within the country)” (1999))
1999 – Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan On Implementation of the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan “On social Protection of Forcibly Displaced Persons and Persons Equated to Them” (No.149) (Related to: the Law of the Azerbaijan Republic “On Social Protection of Internally Displaced Persons and Persons equated to Them” (No.669-1Q) (1999))
1998 – The Law of the Azerbaijan Republic On Citizenship of the Azerbaijan Republic (Includes: changes and amendments made to the law – 2 July 2014)