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| Primary Document |
| Title: | Declaration on Territorial Asylum |
| Available From: | http://www.lawphil.net/international/treaties/dec_dec_1977.html |
| Conclusion Date: | 1967-12-14 |
| Description: | This Declaration provides for the mutual respect among States of other States' decisions to grant asylum to persons fleeing persecution. It proscribes the expulsion or return of such persons to States where they may be persecuted. However, persons who have committed war crimes, or crimes agains peace or humanity, are not entitled to a grant of asylum. |
| Legal Citation: | UN Doc. A/6716 |
| EISIL Categories: | Home >
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Refugees, Asylum, Nationality, Displaced, & Freedom of Movement Home > Individuals & Groups > Nationality, Statelessness, Refugees & Asylum |
| Keywords: | asylum humanitarian law nationality |
| Language(s): | English |
| Document Creator: | UN General Assembly |
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| Site Administrator: | Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights |
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