Comparative Law Researches

Comparative Law Researches

Supporting the Right of Family Unity and Reunification within the framework of international refugee law: A Reflection on Practice and Theory

Document Type : Original Research

Authors
Aramesh Shahbazi 1
Niloufar Moghaddami 2
1 Assistant Professor of 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
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.
Keywords
Family Unity Right
Family Reunification
Refugee
the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees

Subjects

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