iv. The Geneva Conventions and Protocols: Minimum Standards in Times of War

Treaties Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 28 July 1951, 189 U.N.T.S.150, Article 9. Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, 4 October 1967, 606 U.N.T.S. 267. Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection to Civilian Persons in Time of War, 12 Aug. 1949, 75 U.N.T.S. 287, Arts. 27, 35, 44, 45, 46, 70 (special protection for women) Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, 8 June 1977, 1125 U.N.T.S. 3 Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions, 8 June 1977, 1125 U.N.T.S. 609. Soft Law UNHCR EXCOM, 'Conclusion on the civilian and humanitarian character of asylum', Conclusion No. 94 (LIII), 8 Oct. 2002. UNHCR EXCOM, 'Military Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlement in Southern Africa and Elsewhere', Conclusion No. 27 (XXXIII), 20 Oct. 1982. UNHCR EXCOM, 'Military Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlement in Southern Africa and Elsewhere', Conclusion No. 32 (XXXIV), 20 Oct. 1983. UNHCR EXCOM, 'Military and Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements', Conclusion No. 45 (XXXVII), 13 Oct. 1986. UNHCR EXCOM, 'Military or Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements', Conclusion No. 48 (XXXVIII), 12 Oct. 1987. UNHCR Documents UNHCR, 'Note on the Protection of Refugees in Armed Conflict Situations' , 4 Oct. 1982. UNHCR, 'Note on Military and Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements', 10 Aug. 1987. Readings CoreS. Jaquemet, 'The Cross-Fertilization of International Humanitarian Law and International Refugee Law' (2001) 83 International Review of the Red Cross 843. J. P. Lavoyer, 'Refugees and internally displaced persons: International humanitarian law and the role of the ICRC' (1995) 305 International Review of the Red Cross 162-180.

About the Reader

Section I Introduction to International Refugee Law: Background and Context

Section II International Framework for Refugee Protection

Section III European Framework for Refugee Protection

Section IV UNHCR and Other Actors Relevant to International Asylum Law

Treaties

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 28 July 1951, 189 U.N.T.S.150, Article 9.

Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, 4 October 1967, 606 U.N.T.S. 267.

Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection to Civilian Persons in Time of War, 12 Aug. 1949, 75 U.N.T.S. 287, Arts. 27, 35, 44, 45, 46, 70 (special protection for women)

Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, 8 June 1977, 1125 U.N.T.S. 3

Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions, 8 June 1977, 1125 U.N.T.S. 609.

Soft Law

UNHCR EXCOM, 'Conclusion on the civilian and humanitarian character of asylum', Conclusion No. 94 (LIII), 8 Oct. 2002.

UNHCR EXCOM, 'Military Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlement in Southern Africa and Elsewhere', Conclusion No. 27 (XXXIII), 20 Oct. 1982.

UNHCR EXCOM, 'Military Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlement in Southern Africa and Elsewhere', Conclusion No. 32 (XXXIV), 20 Oct. 1983.

UNHCR EXCOM, 'Military and Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements', Conclusion No. 45 (XXXVII), 13 Oct. 1986.

UNHCR EXCOM, 'Military or Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements', Conclusion No. 48 (XXXVIII), 12 Oct. 1987.

UNHCR Documents

UNHCR, 'Note on the Protection of Refugees in Armed Conflict Situations' , 4 Oct. 1982.

UNHCR, 'Note on Military and Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements', 10 Aug. 1987.

Readings

Core
S. Jaquemet, 'The Cross-Fertilization of International Humanitarian Law and International Refugee Law' (2001) 83 International Review of the Red Cross 843.

J. P. Lavoyer, 'Refugees and internally displaced persons: International humanitarian law and the role of the ICRC' (1995) 305 International Review of the Red Cross 162-180.

Treaties

Convention and Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 28 July 1951, 189 U.N.T.S. 150, Article 9.

Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, 4 October 1967, 606 U.N.T.S. 267.

Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection to Civilian Persons in Time of War

Fourth Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection to Civilian Persons in Time of War, 12 Aug. 1949, 75 U.N.T.S. 287, Arts. 27, 35, 44, 45, 46, 70 (special protection for women)

Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions

Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, 8 June 1977, 1125 U.N.T.S. 3

Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions

Additional Protocol II to the Geneva Conventions, 8 June 1977, 1125 U.N.T.S. 609.

Soft Law

Conclusion on the civilian and humanitarian character of asylum

UNHCR EXCOM, 'Conclusion on the civilian and humanitarian character of asylum', Conclusion No. 94 (LII), 8 Oct. 2002.

Military Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlement in Southern Africa and Elsewhere

UNHCR EXCOM, 'Military Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlement in Southern Africa and Elsewhere', Conclusion No. 27 (XXXIII), 20 Oct. 1982.

Military Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlement in Southern Africa and Elsewhere

UNHCR EXCOM, 'Military Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlement in Southern Africa and Elsewhere', Conclusion No. 32 (XXXIV) 20 October 1983.

Military and Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements

UNHCR EXCOM, 'Military and Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements', Conclusion No. 45 (XXXVII), 13 Oct. 1986.

Military or Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements

UNHCR EXCOM, 'Military or Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements', Conclusion No. 48 (XXXVIII), 12 Oct. 1987.

UNHCR Documents

Note on the Protection of Refugees in Armed Conflict Situations

UNHCR, 'Note on the Protection of Refugees in Armed Conflict Situations', 4 Oct. 1982.

Note on Military and Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements

UNHCR, 'Note on Military and Armed Attacks on Refugee Camps and Settlements', 10 Aug. 1987.

Readings

Core

The Cross-Fertilization of International Humanitarian Law and International Refugee Law

S. Jaquemet, 'The Cross-Fertilization of International Humanitarian Law and International Refugee Law' (2001) 83 International Review of the Red Cross 843.

Refugees and internally displaced persons: International humanitarian law and the role of the ICRC

J. P. Lavoyer, 'Refugees and internally displaced persons: International humanitarian law and the role of the ICRC' (1995) 305 International Review of the Red Cross 162-180.