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.
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.
- Albania 4
- Armenia 8
- Australia 3
- Austria 72
- Belarus 1
- Belgium 6
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 4
- Bulgaria 1
- Canada 3
- Croatia 4
- Cyprus 2
- Denmark 19
- Estonia 8
- Finland 9
- France 3
- Georgia 1
- Germany 6
- Greece 4
- Hungary 4
- Iceland 3
- Ireland 2
- Japan 1
- Korea, Republic of 6
- Latvia 4
- Liechtenstein 1
- Lithuania 5
- Luxembourg 4
- Malta 1
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- Montenegro 1
- Netherlands 3
- North Macedonia 2
- Norway 11
- Panama 1
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- Portugal 2
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- Slovenia 4
- Somalia 1
- Spain 1
- Sweden 14
- Switzerland 47
- Tajikistan 1
- Ukraine 2
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8
- United States of America 5
- Viet Nam 1
- 1951 Refugee Convention 10
- Access to procedures 7
- Administrative law 1
- Aliens 3
- Anti-terrorism law 1
- Appeal / Right to appeal 3
- Arbitrary arrest and detention 1
- Asylum policy 55
- Asylum-seekers 21
- Border controls 3
- Border crossers 1
- Burden of proof 2
- COVID-19 2
- Cessation clauses 2
- Children's rights 6
- Children-at-risk 1
- Citizenship / Nationality law 26
- Civil and political rights 1
- Complementary forms of protection 3
- Convention refugee 1
- Country of origin information (COI) 1
- Credibility assessment 2
- Criminal justice 11
- Denial of nationality 1
- Denial of refugee status 1
- Deportation / Forcible return 4
- EU Qualification Directive 4
- Economic, social and cultural rights 5
- Effective remedy 2
- Emergency legislation 1
- Entry / Exit 3
- Equality before the law 1
- Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) 3
- Exclusion clauses 2
- Expedited procedures 5
- Expulsion 2
- Extradition 3
- Family reunification 13
- Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 1
- Freedom of conscience 1
- Freedom of expression 2
- Freedom of information 2
- Freedom of movement 10
- Freedom of speech 2
- Habitual residence 1
- Human rights and fundamental freedoms 1
- Human rights law 1
- Illegal entry 9
- Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants 1
- Immigrants 1
- Immigration Detention 20
- Immigration law 29
- Immunity 1
- Integration 27
- Internal flight alternative (IFA) / Internal relocation alternative (IRA) / Internal protection alternative (IPA) 1
- Internally displaced persons (IDPs) 1
- International protection 10
- Labour law 1
- Legal representation / Legal aid 9
- Manifestly unfounded / Clearly abusive claims 1
- Medical screening 1
- Migrants 2
- National security / Public order 6
- Naturalization 4
- Non-refoulement 27
- Persons of concern to UNHCR 2
- Police 1
- Prison or detention conditions 1
- Public health 1
- Reception 20
- Refugee / Asylum law 147
- Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures 26
- Refugee travel documents / CTDs 2
- Refugees 27
- Reintegration 1
- Rejected asylum-seekers 3
- Rejection at border 1
- Rescue at sea / Interception at sea 1
- Resettlement 1
- Residence permits / Residency 14
- Return conditions 2
- Returnees 1
- Right to a nationality 4
- Right to education 1
- Right to employment 4
- Right to family life 3
- Right to registration at birth 1
- Right to seek asylum 7
- Rights of non-citizens 2
- Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 4
- Safe country of origin 3
- Safe third country 3
- Serious non-political crime 1
- Single procedure 1
- Smuggling of persons 1
- State of emergency 2
- Statelessness 22
- Statelessness Determination Procedures 1
- Temporary admission 1
- Temporary protection 3
- Territorial asylum 1
- Terrorism 1
- Threats / Intimidation 1
- Trafficking in persons 1
- Travel documents 6
- Unaccompanied / Separated children 2
- Visas 2
- Withdrawal of nationality 2
- Work permits 3
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