The Saeima has adopted and the President promulgated the following laws: On 28 July 1951 Convention on the status of refugees and its 1967 Protocol on January 31, refugee status, article 1. 28 July 1951 Convention on refugee status (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) and its 1967 Protocol of January 31 (hereinafter the Protocol) with this law is adopted and approved.
2. article. In accordance with article 1 of the Convention. (B) the second part of the Republic of Latvia considers himself bound by the Convention in article 1 (B). the first part of "(a)" alternative.
3. article. In all cases where the Convention lays down extended to refugees most favourable conditions that should apply to citizens of other countries (nationals), the Republic of Latvia interprets norms of the Convention so that the refugees are not subject to the rights and privileges that are nationals (nationals), with which the Republic of Latvia has concluded an agreement in customs matters, economic matters, as well as political or social security.
4. article. In accordance with article 42 of the Convention, the first paragraph, provide that the Republic of Latvia does not consider itself bound by article 8 of the Convention.
5. article. In accordance with article 42 of the Convention, the first paragraph, provide that the Convention, the Republic of Latvia article 17, first and second subparagraphs shall be considered as recommendations rather than binding rules.
6. article. In accordance with article 42 of the Convention, the first paragraph, provide that the Republic of Latvia, article 24 of the Convention shall be considered as recommendations, not binding norms.
7. article. In accordance with article 42 of the Convention the first part relating to article 26 of the Convention, the Republic of Latvia shall reserve the right to establish residence in the public interest to individual groups of refugees.
8. article. In accordance with article 42 of the Convention, the first paragraph, provide that the Republic of Latvia does not consider itself bound by article 34 of the Convention.
9. article. In accordance with article VII of the Protocol, the first paragraph, require that all reservations to the Convention are also applicable with respect to the Protocol.
10. article. The law shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. With the law put the Convention and Protocol in English and their translation into Latvian language.
11. article. Convention shall enter into force article 43 within the prescribed time and manner, and the Protocol shall enter into force for the period specified in article VIII and in order, and on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs notified the newspaper "journal".
The law adopted by the Parliament in June 1997.
The President g. Ulmanis in Riga, July 4, 1997, the Convention on the STATUS of refugees of 28 July 1951 the preamble the High Contracting Parties, considering that the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of human rights, adopted by the General Assembly in December 1948, has endorsed the principle that all people enjoy fundamental rights and freedoms without discrimination;
considering that different circumstances the United Nations have declared their true concern about refugees and sought to ensure refugees the widest opportunity to use these fundamental rights and freedoms;
considering that it is desirable to revise and consolidate previous international agreements possible for refugee status and to extend the scope of the protection conferred by a new agreement;
considering that asylum can overcharge too heavy burden on individual countries and that an acceptable solution to the problem, which the United Nations acknowledged the international character and frame may not be possible without international cooperation;
expressing the hope that all States, recognizing the social problem of refugees and humanitarian in nature, will do everything in their power to help prevent this issue causes tension among States;
Recognizing that the United Nations Higher Commissioner for refugees is responsible for the International Convention that provides for protection of refugees and the monitoring of, and recognizing that the effective coordination of measures for solving these problems will depend on the cooperation of States with the High Commissioner, have agreed as follows: chapter I General provisions article 1 the term "refugee" definition (A). The objectives of this Convention, the term "refugee" applies to any person who : (1) has been considered a refugee under 12 May 1926 and 30 June 1928 or under the agreement of 28 October 1933 and 10 February 1938, the Convention or under 14 September 1939, or in accordance with international refugee Charter; the decision on adequacy, not adopted by the international refugee organization during its operation, can not create barriers for the determination of refugee status to persons to whom it is granted and which comply with this paragraph in Chapter 2 provisions;
(2) the events that led to it before 1 January 1951 and owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted by race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political conviction in the signs of the son, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear is unwilling to use the protection of that country; or a person who has no nationality and, outside his former home ground, such events could not do such fear does not want it to come back.
If a person has more than one nationality, the term "country of nationality" shall mean each of the States in which he is a citizen and a person should not be regarded as such, which does not have its own personal protection, if its no reason based on well-founded fear, have not used protection in one of the countries of their citizenship.
(B). (1) for the purposes of this Convention, the words "of the events that led to it before 1 January 1951" (A) in paragraph 1 of the section should be understood as (a) "events in Europe before 1 January 1951" or (b) "events in Europe or elsewhere before 1 January 1951", and each of the Member States signed the instrument of ratification, accession, must declare which of these meanings it applies to its obligations in the context of the Convention.
(2) any party to a country which has adopted alternative (a) may at any time extend its obligations by adopting alternative (b), with the note, addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
C. the Convention ceases to apply to any person who complies with the provisions of chapter A, if it (1) is carried out on a voluntary basis to their nationality or national defence (2) a voluntary recovered her lost their citizenship, or (3) has acquired a new nationality, and enjoys his new personal protection, or (4) has voluntarily returned to live in the country, which left or outside which he remained owing to fear of persecution , or

(5) longer may refuse to submit to your personal protection because of the circumstances in respect of which it had been recognized as refugees, no longer exists;
provided that this paragraph shall not apply to a refugee, which corresponds to this article (1) (A) Division and able to produce sufficiently important reasons in the context of previous persecution for refusing to submit to their country of nationality;
(6) being without nationality, is able to return to his former home ground, because it is assumed to exist, the circumstances it has been recognized as a refugee;
provided that this paragraph shall not apply to a refugee, which corresponds to this article (1) (A) Division and able to produce sufficiently important reasons due to previous persecution for refusing to get to his former home ground.
D. this Convention shall not apply to persons who are currently receiving protection or assistance from other United Nations bodies, with the exception of the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees for the management.
In the case of persons of such protection or assistance has been terminated for any reason and if the son after the United Nations General Assembly resolutions do not specifically state it, they ipso facto enjoy favor this Convention.
E. this Convention shall not apply to the person, the competent authorities of the country in which he resides, the person recognized as having the rights and obligations as a citizen of this country.
F. the provisions of this Convention shall not apply to the person about whom there are serious reasons for considering that it (a) has committed a crime against peace, a war crime or a crime against humanity, as defined in the international instruments drawn up to make provisions in respect of such crimes;
(b) has made a serious non-political crime outside the country of refuge prior to admission to that country as a refugee;
(c) has been convicted in the operation, which is contrary to the United Nations purposes and principles.
Article 2 General obligations of each refugee is the obligation of the State in which he is located, laws and regulations, as well as specific measures to maintain public order.
3. the non-discrimination article Member States should apply the provisions of this Convention to refugees without discrimination by race, religion or country of origin of the signs.
Article 4 the Member States are required to pieķir Religion the refugees in their territory at least as favourable to the permission to adopt his religion, as the local population, as well as freedom to obtain religious education for their children.
Article 5 rights guaranteed regardless of this Convention, nothing in this Convention may not interfere with any rights and benefits granted by Member States to refugees apart from this Convention.
Article 6 the term "in the same circumstances" in accordance with the objectives of this Convention, the expression ' in the same circumstances "means that should satisfy all the requirements of each individual (including requirements for temporary or permanent residence and conditions) so that he could enjoy its rights, which he treated in the absence of a refugee, except those requirements which, by their nature a refugee can not satisfy.
7. Article izņēmumi2 of 1 Abpusīgum. except in the cases when this Convention lays down more favourable provisions, the Member State must give the refugees the same treatment as at all foreigners.
2. After three years of nodzīvošan all refugees must be freed from the abpusīguma3 of legislation in the territory of a Member State.
3. each Member State shall continue to be granted to refugees the same rights and benefits that they have enjoyed the use of not abpusīgum case, beginning with the date on which this Convention enters into force in the country concerned.
4. Member States should favourably consider the possibility of granting refugees the use of not abpusīgum case for more rights and benefits for them, which they are entitled in accordance with paragraph 2 and 3, and subject to the exceptions to the principle of abpusīgum refugees, which do not comply with paragraph 2 and 3.
5.2 and 3, the provisions of pargrāf apply both to the rights and benefits for which this Convention is 13, 18, 19, 21 and 22, and the rights and benefits provided by this Convention.
Article 8 exemption from exceptional measures taking into account the exceptional measures that can be used against another country's person or property, or to the interests of citizens, Member States may not apply such measures to a refugee who is formally a citizen of that country and just because he's a citizen of this country. Member States which, under their legislation cannot be applied to this article, the General principles, where appropriate, will guarantee the following exceptions in favor of refugees.
Article 9 security arrangements nothing in this Convention shall prevent a Member State in time of war or other grave and exceptional circumstances apply safety measures, which it considers important for the national security of a particular person's case, waiting for a decision of the Member State that this person actually is a fugitive and that such a continuation of its use is in the interest of national security.
10. Article 1 of the continuity of residence. If the refugee is forcibly moved to the territory of the Member States during the second world war and lived there, following the forced residence time should be regarded as lawful permanent residence in the area.
2. Where a refugee during World War II is to be moved from the territory of a Member State and has returned to live in it before the date of entry into force of the Convention, then the residence time before and after the transfer of such coercive purposes any such continuity of residence was not pieciešmīb, must be regarded as one continuous period.
Article 11 refugees-sailors if the refugees usually have had team members on a vessel flying the flag of a Member State, then that State beneficial to treat such refugees to stay in the territory of the country, issuing them in pārvietošn documents and providing temporary admission into their territory, particularly in the light of their desire to settle in another country.
Chapter II legal STATUS article 12 personal status 1. Refugee status is determined by his country of residence, but when he has no permanent residence, the country of residence.
2. The rights that refugee is obtained in advance and which is independent of the person's status, in particular the rights associated with marriage, the Member State must respect and be aligned with the formalities required by the law of the country of residence of the person, if that person would not become a refugee.
Article 13 movable and immovable property

On the issue of the movable or immovable property and other rights in, for rental and other contracts relating to movable and immovable property, Member States should treat the refugees as favourable as possible, in any case not less favourable, and with foreigners in General in the same circumstances.
Article 14 copyrights and industrial property for the protection of industrial property (inventions, designs or models. trademarks, trade names) and literary, artistic and scientific work in the protection of the rights of refugee host country must enjoy the same rights as the citizens of this land. Anywhere in the territory of another Member State, they must receive the same protection as citizens of the country in which a refugee resident in.
Article 15 freedom of association with regard to participation in non-political and non-profit organisations and trade unions in the Member States should ensure that refugees lawfully in their territory, the most-favoured-nation treatment, as against nationals of other countries, under the same conditions.
Article 16 right to apply to the courts 1. Refugee are free to apply to the courts in the territory of all the Member States.
2. The Member State in which the fugitive generally maintain, they should enjoy the same right to apply to the courts, including legal assistance, and the revocation of cauti solve [the right to release from the pledge of money], as a citizen of this land.
3. paragraph 2 these rules refugee in other countries, than in his home country, have the same rights as his home State would be a citizen of these countries.
Chapter III a lucrative occupation article 17 paid work 1. A Member State must grant a refugee lawfully resident within its territory, the most-favoured-nation treatment to work in paid employment, as foreigners in the country in the same circumstances.
2. in any event, the limitations relating to foreigners or foreigners able to work due to the local labour market, the protection does not apply to a refugee, where such restrictions do not have Member States entry into force of the Convention, as well as to any refugee who meet one of the following provisions: (a) he has lived in that country for 3 years;
(b) his spouse is a citizen of that country. A refugee entitled to the benefits of this provision if he has abandoned his spouse;
(c) he has one or more children who have citizenship of that country.
3. Member States shall consider favourably the possibility of treating refugees right to gainful employment analogous civil rights, especially the right of refugees who arrived in the area in question, in accordance with the workers ' recruitment programs or immigration plans.
Article 18 Solo work for the Member State to apply to a refugee lawfully resident within its territory, the most-favoured-nation treatment, which in any case is not worse than what this country under the same conditions enjoyed by foreigners, the right of the individual to engage in agriculture, industry, and trade mājražošan, as well as to build commercial and industrial companies.
Article 19 Free professions 1. each Member State shall be subject to the most-favoured-nation treatment to a refugee lawfully resident in its territory and who are this country's competent authorities recognized diploma and wish to deal with one of the liberal professions, which in any case will not be worse, as a foreigner in similar circumstances.
2. Member States must make every effort, in accordance with their national laws and constitutions ensure such refugees residing in the territory for whose international relations it is responsible, but not in the metropolitan area.
Chapter IV prosperity article 20 rationing exists there where rationing system that covers all citizens and in General not sufficient distribution of existing products against refugees should be treated in the same way as its own nationals.
Article 21 housing related housing, then the Member States according to their national laws and regulations, or as far as the regulation of the authority, be extended to refugees lawfully resident within its territory, the most-favoured-nation treatment, in any case, not worse, as against foreigners in the same circumstances.
22. Article 1 of the Education of refugees in a Member State must provide the same opportunity to get a basic education, as citizens of this country.
2. Member States shall apply to refugees most-favoured-nation treatment, which in each case is not the worst, as usual against foreigners in the country, in the same circumstances to those refugees could get another education, not including basic education, especially for the opportunity to study foreign school certificate, diploma and degree recognition, school fees and scholarships.
Article 23 social assistance Member States ensure to refugees lawfully resident within its territory, the same facilities and assistance, as their citizens.
Article 24 of the labour law and social security Member States shall ensure that refugees lawfully staying in their territory the same rights as its own citizens, the following matters: (a) to the extent required by law or regulation, or as far as the control of administrative authorities: compensation, including family allowances where these form part of compensation, hours of work, overtime, paid leave, restrictions on home work, minimum wage age , apprenticeship and training, women's and youth work, collective agreement benefits;
(b) social security (legal provisions on employment injuries, occupational diseases, maternity, work-related diseases, old age, death, unemployment, family law and other options, under national legislation are contained in the social security scheme) is subject to the following restrictions: (i) the possible rules for retention of acquired rights, as well as at the time of acquisition of those rights, (ii) the maintenance of national laws or regulations may prescribe special arrangements concerning benefits or parts of benefits fully paid from public funds, and for the benefits that are paid to persons who comply with the rules for normal retirement.
2. The right to compensation in the event of the death of refugees due to work injury or occupational disease is not affected by the fact that the grant recipient resides outside the territory of the Member State.

3. Member States should provide the refugees the benefits that they are entitled, in accordance with national mutual contracts or agreements that may be concluded in the future with regard to the maintenance of acquired rights and conditions at the time of acquisition, as well as for social security, this right may be limited only by the rules even apply to nationals of the Member States.
4. Member States shall consider favourably the possibility to extend to refugees the benefits as much as possible, identified similar contracts, which may be in force between the Member States not participating in this agreement.
Chapter v administrative measures article 25 administrative assistance 1. If the refugee is required in the use of foreign assistance by the authorities that it is not available, the Member State in whose territory the fugitive lives, ensure him such assistance in their authorities, or international institutions.
2. In this way the documents issued or certified statement replaces the official documents issued by foreigners their nationality State institutions or with the institutions, and are considered reliable, in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
3. the documents or certificates which national institutions in this way issued by foreigners, the official document to be considered reliable, in the absence of evidence to the contrary.
4. Beyond the special atvieglijum, which varsnieg the needy persons, the public authorities about such services may require fees, but they must be reasonable and proportionate to those paid for similar services for citizens.
5. This article shall not affect article 27 and 28.
Article 26 freedom of movement for each Member State to give rights to refugees, lawfully within their territories, to freely choose the place of residence and to move freely within its territory. These rights are subject only to such limitations as are usually foreigners in the same circumstances.
Article 27 the Member States document of Identity to any refugee in their territory shall be issued in documents peronīb, if he does not have valid residence document.
28. Article 1 of the travel document for Member States to izniedz refugees, lawfully within their territories, travel documents so that they could travel outside their territory unless the serious national security or public order considerations require otherwise. Such documents must comply with the provisions of the Convention to respect the following documents.
2. Travel documents issued to refugees on a prior international treaty basis, Member States should recognise and treat them to behave as though these documents would be issued in accordance with this article.
29. Article 1 taxes and fees. the Member States shall be applied to refugees with any other, nor higher taxes, customs duties, or tariffs, and its nationals in the same circumstances.
2. Nothing in the preceding paragraph shall prevent the refugees apply to laws and regulations on payment of a certain foreigners on administrative documents, including the document of the personality.
30. Article 1 of the removal of the Property the Member States in accordance with its laws and regulations to permit the refugee leave the territory imported estate to another country where he is bound to settle to life.
2. Member States shall treat refugees favourably requests for izvet for your property, to which they were not and that they need to live in another country in which they are enrolled.
Article 31 illegal refugees who are in the land of refuge 1. Member State of refugees due to the fine their illegal arrival or stay in it if they come directly from a territory where the refugee's life or freedom was threatened according to the understanding of article 1, and without delay, logged on to the public institutions, by presenting reasonable reasons why they had come, or are in the country illegally.
2. Member States shall not limit the pārvotiešano of refugees more than is necessary, and these limitations may be applied only until their status is determined in the country or while they are not enrolled in another State. Member States should be given sufficient time fugitive and all options so that he could arrange the formalities for membership in another State.
32. Article 1 of the Expulsion a Member State does not expelled from its territory refugees in it legally, except if it is necessary, on the basis of national security and public order considerations.
2. the expulsion of such a refugee shall take place only after a decision taken in accordance with the law. Except for serious national security considerations require otherwise, the refugee must be given the opportunity to submit supporting documents themselves, and he can turn to the appeal and call your representative or the competent ietād to competent persons, specifically dealing with it.
3. Member States should give refugee long enough so that he could arrange the formalities for membership in another State. A Member State is entitled to apply during this period such internal measures as it deems necessary.
Article 33 prohibition of expulsion or return 1. No Member State shall in any case not expelled or does not return a refugee to the frontiers of the State in the territory of which their lives and liberty are at stake because of his race, religion, nationality or affiliation to any particular social group, or because of his political views.
2. the advantages of the previous provisions may not, however, require the refugee who has reason to believe to be dangerous to its national security, which he is, or if he is found guilty of a particularly serious crime which threatens this country's society.
Article 34 Naturalization the Member States to promote the naturalization of refugees and asimilēšan. They do everything to expedite the naturalization process and, as much as possible, reduce the costs of such a process.
Chapter VI administrative and transitional provisions article 35 local authorities and United Nations cooperation Member States shall undertake to cooperate with the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees in the Government or any other agency of the United Nations, which can take over its functions and to facilitate its task of monitoring the application of the provisions of this Convention.
2. to ensure that the High Commissioner for the Board or any agency of the United Nations, which can take over its functions to submit messages to the competent United Nations bodies, Member States undertake to provide them with information and statistics in the form of: (a) the condition of refugees, (b) the application of this Convention,

(c) laws, decisions and decrees for the refugees who are or will be in effect at a later date.
Article 36 information on national legislation, Member States must notify to the Secretary-General of the United Nations of laws and regulations which they may adopt to ensure the application of this Convention, article 37 relationship with pre-existing conventions this Convention without prejudice to article 28, paragraph 2 of the Convention the Member States replace July 5 1922, 31 May 1924, 12 May 1926, 1928 June 30, 1935 July 30 agreement , 28 October 1933 and 10 February 1938, the Convention of 14 September 1939 Protocol of 15 October 1946 an agreement.
Chapter VII final clauses article 38 resolution of disputes any dispute between Member States of this Convention relating to its interpretation or application, which cannot be solved by other means, shall be submitted to the International Court of Justice of any of the parties involved in the dispute.
39. Article ratification and signature, accession 1. this Convention opened for signature on 28 July 1951 in Geneva and will be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Its open for signature of the United Nations Headquarters in Europe of 28 July 1951 to august 31, 1951, and then the United Nations Headquarters from 17 September 1951 to 31 December 1952.
2. this Convention shall be open for signature by all United Nations Member States and any other country which had been invited to participate in the Conference on the refugees notified and stateless person status or who are invited to sign the Convention in the General Assembly. Convention ratificējam and the instrument of ratification documents are deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
3. this Convention of 28 July 1951 shall be open to accession countries, indicated in paragraph 2 of this article. Accession is implemented by an instrument of accession which was deposited Ģenertālsekretār United Nations.
Article 40 of the rules of territorial application 1 any State may, on signing the instrument of ratification or accession, declare that this time the Konvecnij applies to all or part of the territory for the international relations of which that State is responsible. Such declaration shall take effect simultaneously with the entry into force of the Convention in the country.
2. At any time after the application is done with the following note addressed to the Secretary-General and the United Nations, which shall enter into force 90 days after the Secretary-General of the United Nations has received this message, or that day when the country concerned a Convention enters into force.
3. In respect of the territory to which this Convention is not common in its signing, ratification or pievienošanaš time, each interested country to consider the possibility of making the necessary to disseminate the Convention in those territories. If it is necessary for constitutional reasons, the question shall be determined by agreement of the Governments of these territories.
Article 41 federal clause on federal or unitary State, the following rules apply: (a) with respect to those articles of this Convention, which is a federal legislative body, the competence of the Federated Governments are tādaspaš obligations as Member States that do not have a federal structure, (b) with respect to those articles of this Convention, which is a compound of the State, provincial or cantonal competence of the legislative body and that these issues are not governed by the Federal Constitution, the Federal Government as soon as possible with a favourable recommendation to report this country forming the Federation , provincial and cantonal authorities on these articles;
(c) a federal State which has acceded to this Convention at the request of another Member State with the Secretary-General of the United Nations should send the information about the Federation and its constituent laws and their practical application in respect of any of the provisions of the Convention, showing the extent to which these provisions are implemented by legislative or other measures.
Article 42 reservations 1. signing of the Convention, ratification or accession any State may at the time be made in relation to any of the articles of the Convention other than 1., 2., 3., 16 (1), 33, 36-46 (inclusive).
2. any State which has made a reservation in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article may at any time withdraw its reservation by notifying the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article 43 effect of stāšān 1. this Convention shall enter into force 90 days after the sixth instrument of ratification or accession.
2. for each State ratifying or acceding to the Convention after the sixth instrument of ratification or accession, the Convention shall enter into force 90 days after that State deposited its instrument of ratification or pievienošanaš documents.
Article 44 the denunciation 1. any Member State may denounce this Convention at any time by sending a note to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2. Such denunciation shall take effect in the country concerned one year after the date on which the Secretary-General of the United Nations has received the note.
3. any State which has made a pazziņojum in accordance with article 40, then at any time with the note, notify the Secretary-General of the United Nations that the Convention will stop working in the territory one year after the Secretary General received the note.
Article 45 of the Convention, review 1. any Member State may request the revision of this Convention at any time by a note addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2. the United Nations General Assembly recommending measures which may be necessary in connection with such a request.
Article 46 of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Secretary-general information shall inform all Member States of the United Nations and also to States that are not members of this organization, but which are mentioned in article 39: (a) declarations and notifications under article 1 (B), (b) the Department for the signing, ratification and accession in accordance with article 39, (c) declarations and notifications in accordance with article 40, (d) for reservations and their withdrawal in accordance with article 42. (e) the date on which the Convention enters into force in accordance with article 43, (f) and the notice of denunciation, in accordance with article 44, (g) of requests to review, in accordance with article 45.
In witness whereof, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries have signed this Convention on behalf of their Governments.

The Convention drawn up in Geneva on 28 July 1951, in one instance, they equally authentic in English and French, deposited in the United Nations archives, and copies of all approved, delivered to United Nations Member States and also to those countries that are not members of this organization, but which are referred to in article 39.
31 January 1967 Protocol on the status of refugee, the Member States of the present Protocol, considering that 28 July 1951 Geneva Convention on refugees adopted in status (hereinafter referred to as: the Convention) applies only to those persons who have become refugees as a result of the events that led to it before 1 January 1951, considering that since the adoption of the new Convention refugee situations and to those refugees not covered by the provisions of the Convention considering that it is desirable that all refugees enjoy equal status as defined in the Convention, regardless of the specific date-1 January 1951, have agreed as follows: article I General provisions 1. this Protocol, Member States undertake to apply to refugees as they are further defined in article 2 of the Convention from up to and including article 34.
2. For the purposes of this Protocol, the term "refugee", except for paragraph 3 of this article, means any person who meets the definition of article 1 of the Convention, as the words "events that led to it before 1 January 1951" and the words "... the following events ' 1. (A) (2) article would be released.
3. this Protocol shall apply in all Member States without any geographical limitation, except that it is also applied to the Declaration, which States parties have already adopted under the Convention 1 B (1) (a) article if it is not extended to Protocol 1 (B) (2) article.
Article II local authorities cooperation with United Nations Member States to this Protocol 1 undertake to cooperate with the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees or the administration of another United Nations body, which can take over its functions and contribute to its task of monitoring the application of the provisions of this Protocol.
2. to ensure that the High Commissioner for Administration or any aģetūr of the United Nations, which can take over its functions, the possibility of ienieg a message to competent United Nations bodies, Member States undertake to provide them with information and statistics on the relevant form (a) the condition of refugees, (b) the application of this Protocol, (c) laws, regulations and decrees which are, or will be in effect at a later date.
Article III information on the national legislation of Member States to this Protocol are obliged to notify the Secretary-general of the United Nations of laws and regulations which they may adopt to ensure the application of this Protocol.
Article IV dispute settlement any dispute between Member States which this Protocol relates to the interpretation or application of it that can not be resolved by other means, shall be submitted to the International Court of justice by any of the parties involved in the dispute.
Article v accession This Protocol shall be open to accession by all parties to the Convention and any State which is a United Nations specialized agency or any Member, as well as those countries that have received the United Nations General Assembly's invitation to join. Accession is implemented by accession, deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article vi the Federal reservation to federal or State unitātār not subject to the following provisions: (a) in relation to those articles of the Convention to be applied in accordance with article I of the Protocol 1 of the ZPO, which is a federal legislative body, the competence of the Federal Government with the same obligations as the Member States that do not have federal structures;
(b) with respect to those articles of the Convention to be applied in accordance with article I of the Protocol 1 of the ZPO, which has put the State, provincial or cantonal competence of the legislative body and that these matters are not subject to the Federal Constitution, the Federal Government as soon as possible with a favourable recommendations reported this country forming the Federation, provincial and cantonal authorities;
(c) a federal State party to this Protocol, at the request of another Member State with the Secretary-General of the United Nations should send the information about the Federation and its constituent laws and their practical application in respect of any of the provisions of the Convention, which is applied in accordance with article I of the Protocol 1 of the ZPO, indicating to what extent these provisions are implemented by legislative or other measures.
Article VII, reservations and declarations 1. Pievienošn time, any State may make a reservation in respect of article IV of the present Protocol, and in respect of any article I of the Protocol, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Convention, except those which are contained in 1., 3., 4., 16 (1) and article 33, provides that States parties, in accordance with this article the disclaimer will not apply to refugees covered by the Convention.
2. the reservations to the Convention by the Member States submitted pursuant to article 42, are also applied concerning this Protocol, if one has not been revoked.
3. any State which has made a reservation in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article may at any time withdraw such reservation by notifying the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
4. a declaration under article 40 of the Convention in paragraph 1 and 2 presented by the Member State which has acceded to this Protocol without, are also applied with respect to this Protocol, unless at the time of accession the United Nations is not submitted to the Ģēņerālsekretār of this country not to the contrary. Article 40 of the Convention in paragraph 2 and 3 and paragraph 3 of article 44 the provisions mutatis mutandis (making the necessary changes) must also apply to this Protocol.
Article VIII entry into force procedure 1. this Protocol shall enter into force on the date of the deposit of the sixth instrument of accession.
2. for each State acceding to the Protocol after accession of the sixth member, following the Protocol shall enter into force on the date on which this State shall deposit the instrument of accession.
Article IX the denunciation 1 this Protocol any Member State may denounce the Protocol at any time by sending on to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General a note.
2. Such denunciation shall take effect in the country concerned one year after the date on which the Secretary-General of the United Nations has received the note.
Article x of the United Nations Secretary-General's statements

The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall notify the States referred to in article V of this Protocol, the date of entry into force of the accession, reservations and withdrawal of reservations and denunciation of this Protocol as well as declarations, statements relating to this Protocol.
Article XI of the United Nations Secretariat, the deposit of a copy of this Protocol in the archive with the same authentic texts in Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish languages, signed by the President of the General Assembly and the Secretary-General of the United Nations, is deposited in the archives of the Secretariat of the United Nations. The Secretary-General shall transmit certified copies of the Protocol to all United Nations Member States and the countries referred to in article V.
1 United Nations, Treaty Series 137.189, p. 2 the media Angle. — — reciprocity principle, according to which one country apply the same treatment to each other, one of the first in the second example.
3 Angle. — legislative reciprocity — the principle according to which the one in valstssav law States that the law will grant the other country or its citizens the same mode as the other country grants the first.
 

 
Convention Relating To the status Of refugees of 28 July 1951 preamble the High Contracting Parties Considering that the Charter of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights approved on 10 December 1948 by the General Assembly have affirmed the principle that human being will shall enjoy the fundamental rights and freedom without discrimination, Considering that the United Nations has , on various occasions, manifested its profound concern for refugees and endeavoured to assuras of refugees the wides the possible exercise of these fundamental rights and freedom, Considering that it is desirabl to revisit and consolidat the previous international agreements relating to the status of refugees and to extend the scope of protection accorded by such instruments and by means of a new agreement, Considering that the grant of asylum may place unduly heavy burden of on certain countries , and that a satisfactory solution of a problem of which the United Nations has recognized the international scope and nature cannot therefore be achieved without international co-operation, Expressing the wish that all States, recognizing the social and humanitarian nature of the problem of refugees will do everything within their power to prevent this problem from becoming a cause of tension between States , Noting that the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees is charged with the task of supervising international convention providing for the protection of the refugees, and recognizing that the effective co-ordination of the measure taken to deal with this problem will depend upon the co-operation of States with the High Commissioner, have agreed as follows: Chapter i. General Provision article 1 Definition of the term "refugee" For the purpose of (A) of the present Convention , the term "refugee" shall apply to any person who: (1) Has been considered a refugee under the Arrangements of 12 May 1926 and 30 June 1928 or under the Convention of 28 October 1933 and 10 February 1938, the Protocol of 14 September 1939 or the Constitution of the International Refugee Organization; Decisions of non-eligibility taken by the International Refugee Organization during the period of its activities shall not prevent the status of refugee being accorded to persons who fulfil the conditions of paragraph 2 of this section;
(2) As a result of events occurring before 1 January 1951 and Owings to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, such fear, is unwilling to Owings to himself of the protection of availa ... that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, such fear, is unwilling to Owings to return to it.
In the case of a person who has more than one nationality, the term "the country of his nationality" shall mean each of the countries of which he is a national, and a person shall not be deemed to be lacking the protection of the country of his nationality if, without any valid reason based on well-founded fear, he has not availed himself of the protection of one of the countries of which he is a national.
(B). (1) For the purpose of this Convention, the word "events occurring before 1 January 1951" in article 1, Section (A), shall be understood to mean either (a) "events occurring in Europe before 1 January 1951"; or (b) "events occurring in Europe or elsewher-before 1 January 1951", and each Contracting State shall make a declaration at the time of signature, ratification or accession, specifying which of these meaning it applies for the purpose of its obligations under this Convention.
(2) Any Contracting State which has adopted alternative (a) may at any time extend its obligations by adopting alternative (b) by means of a notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
(C) this Convention shall cease. to apply to any person falling under the terms of Section A if: (1) He has voluntarily availed himself-of the protection of the country of his nationality; or (2) Having lost his nationality, he has voluntarily acquired-it, or (3) He has acquired a new nationality, and enjoy the protection of the country of his new nationality; or (4) He has voluntarily re-established himself in the country which he left or outside which he remained their fear of persecution Owings; or (5) He can no longer, because the connection with which he in circumstanc has been recognized as a refugee have ceased to exist, continue to the refus availa ... himself of the protection of the country of his nationality;
Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to a refugee falling under Section A (1) of this article who is able to invoke compelling reasons arising out of previous persecution for refusing to himself of the protection of availa ... the country of nationality;
(6) Being a person who has the nationality he is, because of of the in connection with which he circumstanc has been recognized as a refugee have ceased to exist, able to return to the country of his former habitual residence;
Provided that this paragraph shall not apply to a refugee falling under section A (1) of this article who is able of compelling reasons toinvok arising out of previous persecution for refusing to return to the country of his former habitual residence.
(D) shall not apply. this Convention for persons who are at present receiving from organs or agencies of the United Nations other than the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees protection or assistance.

When such protection or assistance has ceased for any reason, without the position of such persons being definitively settled in accordanc with the relevant resolutions adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations, these persons shall ipso facto be entitled to the benefits of this Convention.
E. this Convention shall not apply to (a) a person who is recognized by the competent authorities of the country to be in which he has taken residence as having the rights and obligations of which are attached to the possession of the nationality of that country.
(F). The provision of this Convention shall not apply to any person with respect to whom there are serious reasons for considering that: (a) he has committed a crime against peace, a war crime, or a crime against humanity, as defined in the international instruments drawn up to make provision in respect of such crimes;
(b) he has committed a serious non-political crime outside the country of refuge prior to his admission to that country as a refugee;
(c) he has been guilty of acts contrary to the purpose and principles of the United Nations.
Article 2 General obligation for Every refugee has duties to the country in which he finds himself, which require in particular that he conform to its laws and regulations as well as their measure of taken for the maintenance of public order.
Non-discrimination article 3 the Contracting States shall apply the provision of this Convention to refugees without discrimination as to race, religion or country of origin.
Article 4 the Contracting States shall Religion accord to refugees within their territories treatment at least as favourabl as that accorded to their nationals with respect to freedom of religion and freedom to their sharp practis regards the religious education of their children.
Article 5 rights granted apart from this Convention Nothing in this Convention shall be deemed to impair any rights and benefits granted by a Contracting State to refugees apart from this Convention.
Article 6 the term "in the same" For the purpose of circumstanc of this Convention, the term "in the same" impl circumstanc that any requirements (including requirements as to length and conditions of sojourn or residence) which the particular individual would have to fulfil for the enjoymen of the right in question, if he were not a refugee, must be fulfilled by him , with the exception of requirements which by their nature a refugee is incapabl of fulfilling.
Article 7 Exemption from reciprocity 1. Except where this Convention contains more of a favourabl provision, Contracting State shall accord to refugees the same treatment as is accorded to aliens generally.
2. After a period of three years ' residence, all refugees shall enjoy exemption from legislative reciprocity in the territory of the Contracting States.
3. Each Contracting State shall continue to accord to refugees the rights and benefits to which they were already entitled, in the absence of reciprocity, at the date of entry into force of this Convention for that State.
4. The Contracting States shall consider favourably the possibility of according to refugees, in the absence of reciprocity, rights and benefits beyond those to which they are entitled according to paragraphs 2 and 3, and to extending exemption from reciprocity to refugees who do not fulfil the conditions provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3. The provision of paragraphs 2 and 3 apply both to the rights and benefits referred to in articles 13, 18, 19, 21 and 22 of this Convention and to rights and benefits for which this Convention does not provide.
Article 8 Exemption from exceptional measure With regards to the exceptional measure of which may be taken against the person, property or interests of nationals of a foreign State, the Contracting States shall not apply such measure to a refugee who is formally a national of the said State solely on account of such nationality. Contracting States which, under their legislation, are prevented from applying the general principles is expressed in this article, shall, in appropriate cases, grant exemption in favour of such refugees.
Article 9 Provisional measure for Nothing in this Convention shall prevent a Contracting State, in time of war or other grave and exceptional circumstanc, from taking provisionally measure of which it consider to be essential to the national security in the case of a particular person, pending a determination by the Contracting State that that person is in fact a refugee and that the continuanc of such measure is not in his case the cessary in the interests of national security.
Article 10 Continuity of residence 1. Where a refugee has been forcibly displaced during the Second World War and removed to the territory of a Contracting State, and is resident there, the period of such enforced sojourn shall be considered to have been lawful residence within that territory.
2. Where a refugee has been forcibly displaced during the Second World War from the territory of a Contracting State and has, prior to the date of entry into force of this Convention, returned there for the purpose of taking up residence, the period of residence before and after such enforced displacement shall be regarded as one uninterrupted period for any purpose for which uninterrupted residence is required.
Article 11 refugee Seamen In the case of refugees regularly serving as crew members on board a ship flying the flag of a Contracting State, that State shall give sympathetic considerations to their establishment on its territory and the issue of travel documents to them or their temporary admission to its territory particularly with a view to facilitating their establishment in another country.
Chapter II. Juridical status article 12 Personal status 1. The personal status of a refugee shall be governed by the law of the country of his domicile, or, if he has from the domicile, by the law of the country of his residence.
2. the rights previously acquired by a refugee and dependent on personal status, more particularly rights attaching to marriage, shall be respected by a Contracting State, subject to compliance, if this be not cessary, with the required by the law to formalit of that State, provided that the right in question is one which would have been recognized by the law of that State had he not become a refugee.
Article 13 movable and immovabl property the Contracting States shall accord to a refugee treatment as possible and, as a favourabl in any event, not less than that accorded favourabl to aliens generally in the same, as regards circumstanc the acquisition of movable property and others immovabl and rights pertaining to the lease of theret, and and others relating to contracts relating to movable and immovabl property.
Article 14 the Artistic rights and industrial property

In respect of the protection of industrial property, such as invention, designs or models, trade marks, trade names, and of rights in literary, artistic, and scientific works, a refugee shall be accorded in the country in which he has his habitual residence the same protection as is accorded to nationals of that country. In the territory of any other Contracting State, he shall be accorded the same protection as is accorded in that territory to nationals of the country in which he has his habitual residence.
Article 15 right of association As regards non-political and non-profit making associations and trade unions the Contracting States shall accord to refugees lawfully staying in their territory the most of treatment accorded to national favourabl of a foreign country, in the same circumstanc.
Article 16 access to courts 1. A refugee shall have free access to the courts of law on the territory of all Contracting States.
2. A refugee shall enjoy in the Contracting State in which he has his habitual residence the same treatment as a national in matters pertaining to access to the courts, including legal assistance and exemption from the revocation shall solve cauti.
3. A refugee shall be accorded in the matters referred to in paragraph 2 in countries other than that in which he has his habitual residence the treatment granted to a national of the country of his habitual residence.
Chapter III. Gainful employment article 17 Wags-earnings employment 1. The Contracting State shall accord to refugees lawfully staying in their territory the most of treatment accorded to national favourabl of a foreign country in the same axis regards circumstanc, the right to engage in wage-earning employment.
2. In any case, the restrictive measure imposed on the aliens or the employment of aliens for the protection of the national labour market shall not be applied to a refugee who was already the main from them at the date of entry into force of this Convention for the Contracting State concerned, or who fulfil one of the following conditions: (a) he has completed three years ' residence in the country (b) he has a spouse possessing the nationality of the country of residence. A refugee may not invoke the benefits of this provision if he has abandoned his spouse, (c) he has one or more children possessing the nationality of the country of residence.
3. The Contracting States shall give sympathetic considerations to assimilating the rights of all refugees with regard to wage-earning employment to those of nationals, and in particular of those refugees who have entered their territory to their program of pursuan labour recruitment or under immigration schemes.
Article 18 Self-employment the Contracting States shall accord to a refugee lawfully in their territory treatment as possible and, as a favourabl in any event, not less favourabl that that accorded to aliens generally in the same axis regards circumstanc, the right to engage on his own account in agriculture, industry, handicrafts and Commerce and to establish commercial and industrial companies.
Article 19 Liberal profession 1. Each Contracting State shall accord to refugees lawfully staying in their territory who hold diplomas recognized by the competent authorities of that State to be, and who is practising a liberal profession of desiro, treatment as possible and, as a favourabl in any event, not less than that accorded favourabl to aliens generally in the same circumstanc.
2. The Contracting States shall use their best endeavour to consistently with their laws and constitution to secure the settlement of such refugees in the territories, other than the metropolitan territory for whose international relations they are responsible.
Chapter IV. Welfare article 20 where a Rationing system exists, the rationing which applies to the population at large and regulat the general distribution of products in short supply, refugees shall be accorded the same treatment as nationals.
Article 21 Housing As regards housing, the Contracting States, in so far as the matter is regulated by laws or regulations or is subject to the control of public authorities, shall accord to refugees lawfully staying in their territory treatment as possible and, as a favourabl in any event, not less than that accorded favourabl to aliens generally in the same circumstanc.
Article 22 Public education 1. The Contracting States shall accord to refugees the same treatment as is accorded to their nationals with respect to elementary education.
2. The Contracting States shall accord to refugees treatment as possible, and favourabl as, in any event, not less than that accorded favourabl to aliens generally in the same, with respect to circumstanc education other than elementary education and, in particular, as regards access to studies, the recognition of foreign school certificates, diplomas and degrees, the remission of fees and charges and the award of a scholarship.
Article 23 Public relief the Contracting States shall accord to refugees lawfully staying in their territory the same treatment with respect to public relief and assistance as is accorded to their nationals.
Article 24 Labour legislation and social security 1. The Contracting States shall accord to refugees lawfully staying in their territory the same treatment as is accorded to nationals in respect of the following matters: (a) In so far as such matters are governed by law or regulations or are subject to the control of administrative authorities: remuneration, including family allowance where these form of on of remuneration, hours of work , the subject, overtim holidays with pay, restriction on home work, minimum age of employment, apprenticeship and training, women's work and the work of the young person, and the enjoymen of the benefits of collective bargaining;
(b) Social security (legal provision in respect of employment injury, occupational diseases, maternity, disability, old age, sicknes, death, unemployment, family responsibilities and any other contingency which, according to national laws or regulations, is covered by a social security scheme), subject to the following limitations: (i) there may be appropriate arrangements for the maintenance of acquired rights and rights in course of acquisition;
(ii) National laws or regulations of the country of residence may subject the prescrib special concerning benefits or portions of benefits which are payable wholly out of public funds, and concerning the allowance paid to persons who do not fulfil the contribution conditions prescribed for the award of a normal pension.
2. The right to compensation for the death of a refugee resulting from employment injury or from occupational disease shall not be affected by the fact that the residence of the beneficiary is outside the territory of the Contracting State.

3. The Contracting States shall extend to refugees the benefits of agreements concluded between them, or which may be concluded between them in the future, concerning the maintenance of acquired rights and rights in the process of acquisition in regards to social security, subject only to the conditions which apply to nationals of the States signatory to the agreements in question.
4. The Contracting States will give the refugees the sympathetic considerations extending so far as possible the benefits of similar agreements which may at any time be in force between such Contracting States and non-contracting States.
Chapter v. administrative measure of article 25 administrative assistance 1. When the exercise of a right by a refugee would normally require the assistance of authorities of a foreign country to whom he cannot have recourses, the Contracting States in whose territory he is residing shall arrang that such assistance be afforded to him by their own authorities or by an international authority.
2. The authority or authorities mentioned in paragraph 1 shall deliver or cause to be delivered under their supervision to refugees such documents or certifications as would normally be delivered to aliens by or through their national authorities.
3. Documents or certifications so delivered shall stand in the stead of the official instruments delivered to aliens by or through their national authorities, and shall be given credenc in the absence of proof to the contrary.
4. Subject to such exceptional treatment as may be granted to a person, the indigen fe may be charged for the services mentioned herein, but such fees shall be gusty and commensurat with those charged to nationals for similar services.
5. The provision of this article shall be without prejudice to articles 27 and 28. Article 26 Freedom of movement Each Contracting State shall accord to refugees lawfully in its territory the right to choose their place of residence freely within the move its territory, subject to any regulations applicable to aliens generally in the same circumstanc.
Article 27 the Identity papers of the Contracting States shall issue identity papers to any refugee in their territory who does not posses a valid travel document.
Article 28 Travel documents 1. The Contracting States shall issue to refugees lawfully staying in their territory travel documents for the purpose of travel outside their territory unless compelling reasons of national security or public order of the otherwise require, and the provision of the schedule to this Convention shall apply with respect to such documents. The Contracting States may issue such a travel document to any other refugee in their territory; They shall in particular give sympathetic considerations to the issue of such a travel document to refugees in their territory who are unable to obtain a travel document from the country of their lawful residence.
2. Travel documents issued to refugees under previous international agreements by Parties shall be recognised and treated the theret by the Contracting States in the same way as if they had been issued pursuan to this article.
Article 29 Fiscal charges 1. The Contracting States shall not impost upon refugee duties, charges or taxes of any description whatsoever, other or higher than those which may be levied on or with their national in similar situation.
2. Nothing in the above paragraph shall prevent the application to refugees of the laws and regulations concerning charges in respect of the issue to aliens of administrative documents including identity papers.
Article 30 Transfer of assets Contracting State 1 A shall, in conformity with its laws and regulations, permit refugees to transfer assets which they have brough up into its territory, to another country where they have been admitted for the purpose of resettlemen.
2. A Contracting State shall give sympathetic considerations to the applications of refugees for permission to transfer assets wherever they may be and which are not for their resettlemen the cessary in another country to which they have been admitted.
Article 31 refugees unlawfully in the country of refuge 1. The Contracting States shall not impost on the penalties, 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.
2. The Contracting States shall not apply to the movement of such refugees to other restriction than those which are not such a restriction shall only cessary and be applied until their status in the country is regularized or they obtain admission into another country. The Contracting States shall allow such refugees a reasonable period and all the facilities to obtain cessary admission into another country.
Article 32 Expulsion 1. The Contracting States shall not expel a refugee lawfully in their territory save on grounds of national security or public order.
2. The expulsion of such a refugee shall be only in the pursuanc of a decision reached in accordanc with due process of law. Except where compelling reasons of national security otherwise require, the refugee shall be allowed to submit evidence to clear himself, and to appeal to and be represented for the purpose before competent authority or a person or persons specially designated by the competent authority.
3. The Contracting States shall allow such a refugee a reasonable period within which to seek legal admission into another country. The Contracting States reserve the right to apply during that period such internal measure they may not be the axis de cessary.
Article 33 Prohibition of expulsion or return ("refoulemen") of the Contracting State shall 1. expel or return (refouler ") a refugee in any manner whatsoever to the frontiers of territories where his life or freedom would be threatened on account of his race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion.
2. The benefit of the present provision may not, however, be claimed by a refugee whom there are reasonable grounds for regarding as a danger to the security of the country in which he is, or who, having been convicted by a final judgement of a particularly serious crime, constitut a danger to the community of that country.
Article 34 Naturalization the Contracting States shall as far as possible the assimilation and naturalization facilitat of refugees. They shall in particular make every effort in their naturalization proceedings and to the expedit reduce as far as possible the charges and costs of such proceedings.
Chapter VI. provision of article Executory and transitory 35 Co-operation of the national authorities with the United Nations

1. The Contracting States to co-operate undertak with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees, or any other agency of the United Nations which may succeed it, in the exercise of its functions, and shall in particular the duty of supervising facilitat it the application of the provision of this Convention.
2. In order to enable the Office of the High Commissioner or any other agency of the United Nations which may succeed it, to make reports to the competent organ of the United Nations, the Contracting States to provide undertak them in the appropriate form with information and statistical data requested concerning: (a) the condition of refugees, (b) the implementation of this Convention , and (c) laws, regulations and the decree which may hereafter be with, or, in force relating to refugees.
Article 36 Information on national legislation of the Contracting States shall communicate to the Secretary-General of the United Nations the laws and regulations which they may be their adop ensur the application of this Convention.
Article 37-the previous Convention without prejudice to article 28, paragraph 2, of this Convention, this Convention, as between parties to replace it it, the Subject of 5 July 1922, 31 May 1924, 12 May 1926 and 30 June 1928 30 July 1935, the Convention of 28 October 1933 and 10 February 1938, the Protocol of 14 September 1939 and the agreement of 15 October 1946. Chapter VII. Article 38 of the Commission the Final settlement of the dispute Any dispute between parties to This Convention relating to its interpretation or application, which cannot be settled by other means, shall be referred to the International Court of Justice at the request of any one of the parties to the dispute.
Article 39, ratification and accession signature this Convention shall be 1 opened for signature at Geneva on 28 July 1951 and shall hereafter be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. It shall be open for signature at the European Office of the United Nations from 28 July to 31 August 1951 and shall be re-opened for signature at the headquarters of the United Nations from 17 September 1951 to 31 December 1952. This Convention shall be 2 open for signature on behalf of all States members of the United Nations, and also on behalf of any other State invited to attend the Conference of the Plenipotentiar on the status of refugees and the Person or their Stateles which an invitation to sign will have been addressed by the General Assembly. It shall be ratified and the instruments of ratification shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
3. This Convention shall be open from 28 July 1951 for accession by the States referred to in paragraph 2 of this article. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article 40 Territorial application clause 1. Any State may, at the time of signature, ratification or accession, declare that this Convention shall extend to all or any of the territories for the international relations of which it is responsible. Such a declaration shall take effect when the Convention enter into force for the State concerned.
2. At any time thereafter any such extension shall be made by notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and shall take effect as from the ninetieth day after the day of receipt by the Secretary-General of the United Nations of this notification, or as from the date of entry into force of the Convention for the State concerned , whichever is the later.
3. With respect to those Territories to which this Convention is not extended at the time of signature, ratification or accession, each State concerned shall consider the possibility of taking the steps in order to extend cessary for the application of this Convention to such territories, subject, where no constitutional reason, cessary for the consent of the Governments of such territories.
Article 41 Federal clause In the case of a Federal or non-unitary State, the following provision shall apply to: (a) With respect to those articles of this Convention that come within the legislative jurisdiction of the federal legislative authority, the obligations of the Federal Government shall to this exten be the same as those of parties which are not Federal States; (b) With respect to those articles of this Convention that come within the legislative jurisdiction of the status of mobility scooters the province or canton, of which are not, under the constitutional system of the federation, bound to take legislative action, the Federal Government shall bring such articles with a favourabl» recommendations to the notice of the appropriate authorities of States, provinces or canton at the earlies to possible moment.
(c) A Federal State Party to this Convention shall, at the request of any other Contracting State transmitted through the Secretary-General of the United Nations, supply a statement of the law and practice of the Federation and its mobility scooters in regards to the units any particular provision of the Convention showing the exten to which effect has been given to that provision by legislative or other action.
Article 42 reservations 1. At the time of signature or ratification, accession, any State may make reservations to articles of the Convention other than to articles 1, 3, 4, 16 (1), 33, 36-46 inclusive.
2. Any State making a reservation in accordanc with paragraph 1 of this article may at any time withdraw the reservation by a communication to that effect addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article 43 Entry into force 1 this Convention shall. come into force on the ninetieth day following the day of deposit of the sixth instrument of ratification or accession.
2. For each State ratifying or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the sixth instrument of ratification or accession, the Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit by such State of its instrument or ratification or accession.
Article 44 Denunciation 1. Any Contracting State may denounc this Convention at any time by a notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2. Such denunciation shall take effect for the Contracting State concerned one year from the date upon which it is received by the Secretary-General of the United Niation.
3. Any State which has made a declaration or notification under article 40 may, at any time thereafter, by a notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, declare that the Convention shall cease to be such exten the territory one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General.
Article 45 Revision 1. Any Contracting State may request the revision of this Convention at any time by a notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

2. The General Assembly of the United Nations shall recommend the steps, if any, to be taken in respect of such request.
Article 46 notifications by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Secretary-General of The the United Nations shall inform all members of the United Nations and non-member States referred to in article 39: (a) of the declaration and notification in accordanc with Section (B) of article 1;
(b) the signature and ratification of the accession, in accordanc with article 39;
(c) of declarations and notifications in accordanc with article 40;
(d) of the reservations and withdrawals in accordanc with article 42;
(e) of the date on which this Convention will come into force in accordanc with article 43;
(f) notifications of denunciation and in accordanc with article 44;
(g) of requests for revision in accordanc with article 45. IN FAITH WHEREOF the undersigned, duly authorized, have signed this Convention on behalf of their Governments, respectiv is done at Geneva, this twenty-/8 day of July, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-one, in a single copy, of which the English and French texts are equally authentic and which shall remain deposited in the archives of the United Nations , and certified true cop shall be delivered to all of which the members of the United Nations and to the non-member States referred to in article 39. Protocol Relating To the status Of refugees of 31 January 1967 the State parties to the present Protocol, Considering that the Convention relating to the status of refugees done at Geneva on 28 July 1951 (hereinafter referred to as the Convention) covers only those persons who have become refugees as a result of events occurring before 1 January 1951, Considering that new refugee situation have arisen since the Convention was adopted and that the refugees concerned may therefore not fall within the scope of the Convention, Considering that it is desirabl that the equal status should be enjoyed by all refugees covered by the definition in the Convention irrespectiv of the 1 January 1951 datelin , have agreed as follows: article I General provision 1. The State parties to the present Protocol apply to undertak articles 2 to 34 inclusive of the Convention to refugees as hereinafter defined.
2. For the purpose of the present Protocol, the term "refugee" shall, except as regards the application of paragraph 3 of this article, mean any person within the definition of article 1 of the Convention as if the words "As a result of events occurring before 1 January 1951 and..." and the word "... as a result of such events", in article 1 (2) (A) were omitted.
3. The present Protocol shall be applied by the State parties of the heret without any geographic limitations, its that existing declarations made by States already parties to the Convention in accordanc with article 1 (1) (a) (B) of the Convention, shall, unless extended under article 1 (2) (B) thereof, apply also under the present Protocol.
Article II Cooperation of the national authorities with the United Nations 1. The States parties to the present Protocol to co-operate undertak with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for refugees, or any other agency of the United Nations which may succeed it, in the exercise of its functions, and shall in particular the duty of supervising facilitat it the application of the provision of the present Protocol.
2. In order to enable the Office of the High Commissioner or any other agency of the United Nations which may succeed it, to make reports to the competent organ of the United Nations, the States parties to the present Protocol to undertak provide them with information and statistical data requested, in the appropriate form, concerning: (a) the condition of refugees;
(b) the implementation of the present Protocol;
(c) laws, regulations and the decree which may hereafter be with, or, in force relating to refugees.
Article III Information on the national legislation of the States parties to the present Protocol shall communicate to the Secretary-General of the United Nations the laws and regulations which they may be their adop ensur the application of the present Protocol.
Article IV settlement of Any dispute of the dispute between States parties to the present Protocol which relate to its interpretation or application, which cannot be settled by other means, shall be referred to the International Court of Justice at the request of any one of the parties to the dispute.
Article V Accession the present Protocol shall be open for accession on behalf of all States parties to the Convention and of any other State Member of the United Nations or members of any of the specialised agencies or to which an invitation to accede may have been addressed by the General Assembly of the United Nations. Accession shall be effected by the deposit of an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article VI the Federal clause In the case of a Federal or non-unitary State, the following provision shall apply to: (a) With respect to those articles of the Convention to be applied in accordanc with article I, paragraph 1, of the present Protocol that come within the legislative jurisdiction of the federal legislative authority, the obligations of the Federal Government shall to this exten be the same as those of parties which are not Federal States;
(b) With respect to those articles of the Convention to be applied in accordanc with article I, paragraph 1, of the present Protocol that come within the legislative jurisdiction of the States, mobility scooters or canton of the province which are not, under the constitutional system of the Federation, bound to take legislative action, the Federal Government shall bring such articles with a favourabl» recommendations to the notice of the appropriate authorities of States province or canton, at the earlies to possible moment;
(c) A Federal State Party to the present Protocol shall, at the request of any other State Party transmitted through the Secretary of the heret-General of the United Nations, supply a statement of the law and practice of the Federation and its mobility scooters in regards to the units any particular provision of the Convention to be applied in accordanc with article I, paragraph 1 , of the present Protocol, showing the exten to which effect has been given to that provision by legislative or other action.
Article VII the reservations and declarations 1. At the time of accession, any State may make a reservation in respect of article IV of the present Protocol and in respect of the application in accordanc with article I of the present Protocol of any provision of the Convention other than those led in articles 1, 3, 4, 16 (1) and 33 thereof, provided that in the case of a State Party to the Convention reservations made under this article shall not extend the refugees in respect of whom the Convention applies.

2. Reservations made by States parties to the Convention in accordanc with article 42 thereof shall, unless withdrawn, will be applicable in relations to their obligations under the present Protocol.
3. Any State making a reservation in accordanc with paragraph 1 of this article may at any time withdraw such reservation by a communication to that effect addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
4. a Declaration made under article 40, paragraphs 1 and 2, of the Convention by a State Party of which they accede theret the present Protocol shall be deemed to apply in respect of the present Protocol, unless upon accession (a) notification to the contrary is addressed by the State Party concerned of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The provision of article 40, paragraphs 2 and 3, and of article 44, paragraph 3, of the Convention shall be deemed to apply mutatis mutandis to the present Protocol.
Article VIII Entry into force 1. The present Protocol shall come into force on the day of deposit of the sixth instrument of accession.
2. For each State acceding to the Protocol after the deposit of the sixth instrument of accession, the Protocol shall come into force on the date of deposit by such State of its instrument of accession.
Article IX Denunciation Any State Party 1 of heret may denounc this Protocol at any time by a notification addressed to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
2. Such denunciation shall take effect for the State Party concerned one year from the date on which it is received by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Article X notifications by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Secretary-General of The the United Nations shall inform the States referred to in article V above of the date of entry into force, accession, reservations and withdrawals of reservations and their denunciation of the present Protocol, and of the declarations and notifications relating heret.
Article XI deposit in the archives of the Secretariat of the United Nations (A) A copy of the present Protocol, of which the Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, signed by the President of the General Assembly and by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, shall be deposited in the archives of the Secretariat of the United Nations. The Secretary-General will transmit to the cop to it thereof certif all States members of the United Nations and to the other States referred to in article V above.