Dr Ramesh Kumar Singh
Law
May 2025
There is growing doubt about the effectiveness of international law's fundamental framework for protecting refugees, which is based on the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol. This paper critically assesses the international legal instruments' contribution to the solution of the refugee crisis, and while it mentions strengths like legal protection and recognition, it also reveals weaknesses involving state sovereignty, non-binding, and exclusion of non-traditional refugees such as climate-displaced persons. Relying on scholarly research, international statistics, and comparative tables, the analysis continues to examine key policy issues such as national interest vs. legal duty, securitization of asylum, and asymmetrical burden-sharing between the Global South and North. The article concludes by suggesting legal reform, fair cooperation, and widening definitions in order to enhance refugee governance in a changing world.
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