Authors

1 Assistant Prof., Department of International Relations, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 MA in International Relations, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Following the outbreak of crisis in Syria and the subsequent internal armed conflicts, a large number of Syrians had to leave their home country in order to save their lives. Some fled to the neighbouring countries and some went to the European ones. In the present article, we will first discuss certain international law concepts to see which is more suitable to classify Syrian migrants thereunder. Then we will proceed to identify the rules of international law applicable to them. Finally, a legal assessment will be made of the measures undertaken by the host countries in response to the flow of Syrian migrants into their soil.

Keywords

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29. United Nations Convention against Torture(1984)
30. Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement(1998)
 
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