Volume 1

WHERE WILL THEY GO: CASE STUDY ON THE APPLICATION OF THE NON-REFOULEMENT PRINCIPLE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Justine Kaye O. Solano

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War has ancient origins—and where there is war, there are survivors fleeing for their lives. Fortunately, the right to asylum and refugee protection has existed alongside wars, owing to the perceived moral responsibility of individuals to protect those whose fundamental human rights are threatened or violated. Over the years, states have enacted domestic refugee laws, but the recognition of refugees and asylum seekers as an international concern came only after the First World War. In 1950, after the Second World War, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) was founded. It deals with humanitarian, social, and non-political matters. It also supervises the implementation of conventions protecting the rights of refugees and asylum seekers