1951 Convention and Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees

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within which to seek legal admission into another country. The ContractingStates reserve the right to apply during that period such internal measures asthey may deem necessary.Article 33prohibition of expulsion or return (“refoulement”)1. No Contracting State shall expel or return (“refouler”) a refugee in anymanner whatsoever to the frontiers of territories where his life or freedomwould be threatened on account of his race, religion, nationality, membershipof a particular social group or political opinion.2. The benefit of the present provision may not, however, be claimed bya refugee whom there are reasonable grounds for regarding as a danger tothe security of the country in which he is, or who, having been convicted bya final judgment of a particularly serious crime, constitutes a danger to thecommunity of that country.Article 34naturalizationThe Contracting States shall as far as possible facilitate the assimilation andnaturalization of refugees. They shall in particular make every effort to expeditenaturalization proceedings and to reduce as far as possible the chargesand costs of such proceedings.32 c o n v e n t i o n a n d p r o t o c o l
CHAPTER VI: Executory and Transitory ProvisionsArticle 35co-operation of the national authorities with the united nations1. The Contracting States undertake to co-operate with the Office of theUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, or any other agency of theUnited Nations which may succeed it, in the exercise of its functions, andshall in particular facilitate its duty of supervising the application of the provisionsof this Convention.2. In order to enable the Office of the High Commissioner or any otheragency of the United Nations which may succeed it, to make reports to thecompetent organs of the United Nations, the Contracting States undertaketo provide them in the appropriate form with information and statistical datarequested concerning:(a) The condition of refugees,(b) The implementation of this Convention, and;(c) Laws, regulations and decrees which are, or may hereafter be, in forcerelating to refugees.Article 36information on national legislationThe Contracting States shall communicate to the Secretary-General of theUnited Nations the laws and regulations which they may adopt to ensure theapplication of this Convention.Article 37relation to previous conventionsWithout prejudice to article 28, paragraph 2, of this Convention, thisc o n v e n t i o n a n d p r o t o c o l33
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