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1. www.npr.org › 2024/05/08 › 1249629647How asylum works in the U.S. and why there's a court ... - NPR

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   May 8, 2024 · Yet that decades-old issue is complicated by hundreds of thousands of asylum-seekers claiming, under a process allowed by U.S. law, that they fear returning to their home countries. Near the ...

2. www.britannica.com › topic › asylumAsylum | Definition, Rights & Processes | Britannica

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   Oct 3, 2024 · asylum, in international law, the protection granted by a state to a foreign citizen against his own state. The person for whom asylum is established has no legal right to demand it, and the sheltering state has no obligation to grant it. The right of asylum falls into three basic categories: territorial, extraterritorial, and neutral.

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Right_of_asylumRight of asylum - Wikipedia

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   The right of asylum, sometimes called right of political asylum (asylum from Ancient Greek ἄσυλον (ásulon) 'sanctuary'), [1] [2] is a juridical concept, under which people persecuted by their own rulers might be protected by another sovereign authority, such as a second country or another entity which in medieval times could offer sanctuary.

4. thethinkingwatermill.com › wp-content › uploadsThe Right to Asylum under International Law

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   to an ill-starred society and legal system. Whereas, asylum seekers have a legitimate and well-founded international right to seek asylum, various policies, guidelines, and measures in. lace make this an often cumbersome process. To understand the hardship, joys and losses that asylum seekers face, one must get acquainted with the right to ...

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5. www.cfr.org › backgrounder › seeking-protection-howSeeking Protection: How the U.S. Asylum Process Works

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   Jun 4, 2024 · Asylum is a form of legal protection that host countries grant to migrants who have been forcibly displaced and are fleeing harm or persecution, or the fear of persecution, in their place of origin.

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6. academic.oup.com › ijrl › articleAsylum as a General Principle of International Law

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   Feb 3, 2015 · The analysis that follows is informed by the understanding that ‘[t]he development of the law on asylum is inextricably bound up with the general development towards the greater recognition and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the individual by international law’, 19 including the right to asylum as a human right. The analysis in this article is also grounded in ...

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   What is asylum in international law?

   • asylum, in international law, the protection granted by a state to a foreign citizen against his own state. The person for whom asylum is established has no legal right to demand it, and the sheltering state has no obligation to grant it. The right of asylum falls into three basic categories: territorial, extraterritorial, and neutral.

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   Is the law on Asylum a human right?

   • The analysis that follows is informed by the understanding that ‘ [t]he development of the law on asylum is inextricably bound up with the general development towards the greater recognition and protection of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the individual by international law’, 19 including the right to asylum as a human right.

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   How does asylum work?

   • They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. asylum, in international law, the protection granted by a state to a foreign citizen against his own state. The person for whom asylum is established has no legal right to demand it, and the sheltering state has no obligation to grant it.

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   Why is asylum a problem in the United States?

   • The right to apply for asylum, a type of protection granted to migrants fleeing persecution or other harm in their home countries, has been a central component of U.S. immigration law for decades. But rising numbers of asylum seekers and a growing backlog in the system have increasingly challenged policymakers.

   Seeking Protection: How the U.S. Asylum Process Works

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   What does asylum mean?

   • In ancient times asylum designated a place of sanctuary or protection from which a person could not be removed forcibly without sacrilege. Later it came to signify an institution for the protection or relief of some class of destitute or otherwise unfortunate persons; its most common uses in this sense were in orphan asylum and insane asylum.

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   Is asylum an ancient rule?

   • All three monotheistic religions impose a duty of hospitality and protection to strangers, which constitutes the anthropological and historical background to the law and practice of asylum over time. Asylum therefore constitutes an ancient rule, together with the prohibitions to kill or to steal.

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8. opil.ouplaw.com › abstract › 10Oxford Public International Law: Part 2 Asylum, 7 The Concept ...

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   The meaning of the word ‘asylum’ tends to be assumed by those who use it, but its content is rarely explained. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights refers to ‘asylum from persecution’, the UN General Assembly urges the grant of asylum and observance of the principle of asylum, and States’ constitutions and laws offer the promise of asylum, yet nowhere is this act of States defined.