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National authorities hold the primary responsibility for the provision
of protection within their borders. International protection is required
when states are either unable or unwilling to act on their obligations
to protect refugees and IDPs. International protection activities
include ensuring asylum, securing basic human rights, provision of
travel documents, and monitoring the treatment of refugees once they
return home to ensure provision of national protection. Protection
activities also include the promotion of international refugee law,
helping states to enact or revise national legislation, and assistance
in strengthening relevant legal and judicial institutions.
UN General Assembly |
UN Security Council |
(UNCCP) |
(UNHCR) |
Arab League
Resolutions |
Case Law
UN General Assembly
Documents
include resolutions calling for comprehensive registration of all
Palestinian refugees, general protection for Palestinian refugees, and
specific protection for refugees in camps.
UN Security Council
Documents
include resolutions and reports calling for international protection of
Palestinian civilians, including refugees.
UN Conciliation
Commission for Palestine (UNCCP)
Documents
include resolutions related to the protection mandate of the UNCCP,
annual reports, and working papers issued by the UNCCP Secretariat.
UN High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR)
Documents
include UNHCR operational manuals, Executive Committee Conclusions on
protection for Palestinian refugees, and positions relative to the
status of Palestinian refugees under international refugee law.
Arab League
Resolutions
Documents
include resolutions issued by the Council of Ministers and the Council
of Arab Ministers of the Interior concerning the status of Palestinian
refugees under the 1965 Casablanca Protocol. Resolutions cover
residency, family unification and travel documents.
Case Law
Documents
include case law from Europe, United States, Australia and New Zealand
concerning the status of Palestinian refugees under the 1951 Convention
Relating to the Status of Refugees. |
