Protocol to Hong Kong would highlight that refugee protection is a matter of basic international human rights, as distinct from … rights law and customary international law. This policy should include implementation of a legal framework that provides for … a refugee status determination mechanism and basic protections for refugees. Extension of the Refugee Convention and …

US refugee law reflects an ever-increasing conception that the application of international standards would constitute …. This article explores what might have happened to D-J- if the Refugee Convention had indeed been applied to his case … interpreted consistently with US international obligations. Part 3 concludes that Article 31(2) of the Refugee Convention grants …