Actual Problems of Ukrainian, Russian and Belorussian Refugees

Sergei ALEKSANDROV

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

The Institute for the Protection of the Rights of Refugees occupies an important place in public international law. According to statistics from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner, in 2022 the number of asylum seekers in the member states of the European Union exceeded 1,000,000. The largest percentage of persons had citizenship of Ukraine and Russia. The relevance of this issue is due to the fact that in the light of the armed invasion of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, as well as the introduction of "partial" mobilization in Russia, as well as unstable political and humanitarian situations in the Post-soviet area. The theoretical and practical significance of the appeal of individuals in order to obtain refugee status, in the opinion the author, is one of the legitimate ways to protect the rights and interests of applicants.

Abstract:

The Institute for the Protection of the Rights of Refugees occupies an important place in public international law. According to statistics from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner, in 2022 the number of asylum seekers in the member states of the European Union exceeded 1,000,000. The largest percentage of persons had citizenship of Ukraine and Russia. The relevance of this issue is due to the fact that in the light of the armed invasion of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine, as well as the introduction of "partial" mobilization in Russia, as well as unstable political and humanitarian situations in the Post-soviet area. The theoretical and practical significance of the appeal of individuals in order to obtain refugee status, in the opinion the author, is one of the legitimate ways to protect the rights and interests of applicants.

Keywords

refugee, UNHCR, Forced Migration, the Geneva Convention, Refugee status, fundamental rights, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 19. 6. 2024

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: doc. JUDr. Ondřej Svaček, LL.M. Ph.D.

UNIVERZITA PALACKÉHO V OLOMOUCI

Právnická fakulta

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
International and European Law / International and European Law