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The right of asylum, sometimes called right of political asylum (asylum from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon) 'sanctuary'), [1] [2] is a juridical concept, under which people persecuted by their own rulers might be protected by another sovereign authority, such as a second country or another entity which in medieval times could offer sanctuary.
Pages in category "Right of asylum" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, also known as the 1951 Refugee Convention or the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 is a United Nations multilateral treaty that defines who a refugee is and sets out the rights of individuals who are granted asylum and the responsibilities of nations that grant asylum.
Instead, ICE officials have full discretion to decide whether they can be released. [52] If applicants are eligible for asylum, they have a procedural right to have the Attorney General make a discretionary determination as to whether they should be admitted into the United States as asylees. An applicant is also entitled to mandatory ...
Right of asylum in the United Kingdom (1 C, 15 P) Right of asylum in the United States (1 C, 17 P) This page was last edited on 2 April 2021, at 10:26 (UTC). Text ...
The Code of Foreigners was created at the initiative of Dominique de Villepin, then Minister of the Interior. The Code of Entry and Residence of Foreigners and of the Right to Asylum [1] (French: Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile, CESEDA), often simply referred to as the Code of Foreigners (Code des étrangers), is the legal code compiling French laws and ...
He sent a letter requesting the right of asylum on 3 April 1964 [a] and went in exile on 4 April 1964. [6] On 21 April he was conceded the asylum and only waived it on 9 November 1976, with the goal of returning to his home country, but died on 6 December. [7] 1964-1979 Leonel Brizola Brazil Uruguay United States
The right of asylum seems to have been generally, but not entirely, confined to slaves. [ 9 ] In the time of Tiberius , the number of places possessing the jus asyli in the cities in Greece and Asia Minor became so numerous as to seriously impede the administration of justice.