Protocol on the Status of Refugees (1967)

Parties to the Agreement on the Status of Refugees:

Parties to the 1951 Agreement

Parties to the 1967 Protocol

Parties to both contracts

Parties to neither of the two contracts

The 1967 Protocol on the Status of Refugees extends the definition of refugees in the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees (Geneva Refugee Convention). It was concluded in New York on January 31, 1967. For Switzerland it came into force on May 20, 1968, for Germany on November 5, 1969, and for Austria on September 5, 1973. Directive 2011/95 / EU (Qualification Directive) is based on this protocol, among other things.

One aspect was "to grant the same legal status to all refugees who correspond to the description contained in the agreement, regardless of the key date of January 1, 1951."

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Publication of Switzerland: Protocol on the legal status of refugees (PDF) from 1968, as of September 28, 2012.
2. ↑ Announcement on the entry into force of the Protocol on the Legal Status of Refugees. ( Federal Law Gazette 1970 II p. 194 )