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Shahbazi A, Moghaddami N. Supporting the Right of Family Unity and Reunification within the framework of international refugee law: A Reflection on Practice and Theory. CLR 2019; 23 (3) :185-212
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1- Assistant Professor of Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran , a.shahbazi@atu.ac.ir
2- Ph.D. Student ,Public and International Law Department, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
2- Ph.D. Student ,Public and International Law Department, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract: (7650 Views)
Family Unity is one of the principles of human rights and is considered in numerous international instruments including the International Bill of Human Rights. However, when the unity right and family re:union: are considered within the framework of international human rights and especially for refugee, they are faced with several challenges in recognition and application on the basis of documents and practice.
In any case, since the refugee, as a human being enjoy the fundamental human rights their enjoyment of family unity and reunification in the country of destination is inevitable, necessary and achievable under the international human rights law. This paper gives consideration to international and state practices in this issue while it investigates about the status of the right to family unity for refugees in international law and its challenges and it also legally analyzes the existing capacities in order to join family members to refugee and problems they facing with.
In any case, since the refugee, as a human being enjoy the fundamental human rights their enjoyment of family unity and reunification in the country of destination is inevitable, necessary and achievable under the international human rights law. This paper gives consideration to international and state practices in this issue while it investigates about the status of the right to family unity for refugees in international law and its challenges and it also legally analyzes the existing capacities in order to join family members to refugee and problems they facing with.
Keywords: Family Unity Right, Family Reunification, Refugee, the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.
Article Type: Original Research |
Subject:
Law
Received: 2018/12/6 | Accepted: 2019/07/3 | Published: 2019/09/21
Received: 2018/12/6 | Accepted: 2019/07/3 | Published: 2019/09/21
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