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The Refworld legal collection has been designed primarily as a tool for disseminating and promoting (international) law relating to refugees, asylum seekers, stateless persons and other persons of concern to UNHCR.

UNHCR staff, refugee lawyers, all those involved with refugee-status determination within Governments, and others concerned with the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, can find a wealth of relevant documents in the collection. Included in the collection is a unique jurisprudence collection, covering more than 40 national jurisdictions, and a vast amount of international judgments and decisions from the United Nations, the European Court of Human Rights and other international and regional courts. A comprehensive collection of international instruments relating to refugees and human rights, with the most recent lists of States Parties to key conventions, is also available. The legislation collection, contains national and international legislation relevant in assessing asylum claims and is the largest collection of its kind. Finally, Refworld contains many special agreements, such as memoranda of understanding, host-country agreements and voluntary repatriation agreements.

Bilateral Treaties/Agreements 49
Case Law 10,558
Case Law Compilations/Analyses 70
Commentaries 95
Comments on National Legislation 12
Compilations 1
Conclusions on International Protection 222
Conference Reports 2
Country Profiles 1
Country Reports 2
Country/Situation Specific Position Papers 1
Court Interventions / Amicus Curiae 150
Decisions 16
Fact Finding Reports 1
General Comments/Recommendations 98
Handbooks/Manuals 7
International Legal Instruments 35
Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries 443
Legislative History / Travaux Préparatoires 643
Memoranda of Understanding 24
Model Laws 3
Multilateral Treaties/Agreements 463
National Legislation 4,067
National Legislation Compilations/Analyses 45
Operational Guidelines 2
Policy/Position Papers 5
Regional Legislation 106
Research, Background and Discussion Papers 23
Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations 9,800
Sessional Reports 5
Speeches/Statements 7
States Parties Reports 1
Thematic Guidelines 25
Thematic Reports 26
Training Manuals 1

Afghanistan 471
Albania 107
Algeria 177
American Samoa 25
Andorra 7
Angola 147
Anguilla 14
Antigua and Barbuda 8
Argentina 126
Armenia 95
Australia 1,617
Austria 182
Azerbaijan 69
Bahamas 13
Bahrain 22
Bangladesh 157
Barbados 11
Belarus 73
Belgium 209
Belize 15
Benin 32
Bermuda 20
Bhutan 12
Bolivia 75
Bosnia and Herzegovina 369
Botswana 14
Brazil 69
British Virgin Islands 22
Brunei Darussalam 7
Bulgaria 102
Burkina Faso 30
Burundi 74
Cambodia 89
Cameroon 63
Canada 987
Cape Verde 17
Cayman Islands 24
Central African Republic 23
Chad 36
Chile 89
China 589
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 9
Colombia 377
Comoros 5
Congo, Democratic Republic of the 261
Congo, Republic of the 46
Cook Islands 4
Costa Rica 181
Croatia 181
Cuba 68
Cyprus 166
Czech Republic 87
Côte d'Ivoire 121
Denmark 46
Djibouti 17
Dominica 8
Dominican Republic 29
Ecuador 59
Egypt 95
El Salvador 162
Equatorial Guinea 5
Eritrea 146
Estonia 31
Ethiopia 223
Falkland Islands 1
Fiji 104
Finland 60
France 879
French Polynesia 1
Gabon 10
Gambia 30
Georgia 113
Germany 239
Ghana 74
Gibraltar 6
Greece 140
Greenland 1
Grenada 16
Guadeloupe 1
Guam 40
Guatemala 132
Guinea 61
Guinea-Bissau 31
Guyana 14
Haiti 121
Holy See (Vatican City State) 4
Honduras 52
Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region of China) 115
Hungary 91
Iceland 15
India 388
Indonesia 72
Iran, Islamic Republic of 549
Iraq 424
Ireland 253
Israel 118
Italy 107
Jamaica 50
Japan 40
Jordan 50
Kazakhstan 31
Kenya 85
Kiribati 8
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 33
Korea, Republic of 50
Kuwait 62
Kyrgyzstan 32
Lao People's Democratic Republic 14
Latvia 48
Lebanon 209
Lesotho 9
Liberia 122
Libya 88
Liechtenstein 9
Lithuania 51
Luxembourg 19
Macau (Special Administrative Region of China) 4
Madagascar 11
Malawi 20
Malaysia 60
Maldives 2
Mali 40
Malta 16
Marshall Islands 2
Mauritania 45
Mauritius 9
Mexico 288
Micronesia, Federated States of 5
Moldova, Republic of 63
Monaco 10
Mongolia 19
Montenegro 131
Montserrat 22
Morocco 57
Mozambique 34
Myanmar 103
Namibia 35
Nauru 4
Nepal 114
Netherlands 160
Netherlands Antilles 2
New Caledonia 11
New Zealand 740
Nicaragua 172
Niger 34
Nigeria 241
Niue 8
Northern Mariana Islands 3
Norway 25
Occupied Palestinian Territory 245
Oman 2
Pakistan 271
Palau 5
Panama 32
Papua New Guinea 10
Paraguay 18
Peru 120
Philippines 87
Pitcairn 19
Poland 114
Portugal 34
Puerto Rico 2
Qatar 9
Romania 110
Russian Federation 388
Rwanda 327
Saint Helena 20
Saint Kitts and Nevis 7
Saint Lucia 6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 14
Samoa 6
San Marino 1
Sao Tome and Principe 3
Saudi Arabia 22
Senegal 50
Serbia 411
Seychelles 12
Sierra Leone 127
Singapore 10
Slovakia 54
Slovenia 48
Solomon Islands 13
Somalia 320
South Africa 183
South Sudan 20
Spain 138
Sri Lanka 523
Sudan 221
Suriname 12
Swaziland 7
Sweden 142
Switzerland 174
Syrian Arab Republic 114
Tajikistan 40
Tanzania, United Republic of 31
Thailand 39
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 105
Timor-Leste (East Timor) 39
Togo 45
Tokelau 17
Tonga 6
Trinidad and Tobago 15
Tunisia 72
Turkey 450
Turkmenistan 39
Turks and Caicos Islands 24
Tuvalu 6
U.S. Virgin Islands 23
Uganda 69
Ukraine 116
United Arab Emirates 14
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,983
United States of America 1,347
Uruguay 39
Uzbekistan 59
Vanuatu 5
Venezuela 59
Viet Nam 137
Wallis and Futuna 1
Western Sahara Territory 42
Yemen 41
Zambia 28
Zimbabwe 166

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R (on the application of MR) v Derby City Council AAJR 14 May 2013 \| Publisher: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Document type: Case Law
NN (Teachers: Matabeleland/Bulawayo: risk) Zimbabwe v. Secretary of State for the Home Department 10 May 2013 \| Publisher: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Document type: Case Law
Security Council resolution 2102 (2013) [on establishment of the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)] 2 May 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Initial observations by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Representation for the Baltic and Nordic Countries on Law Proposal No. 579/Lp11 Amending the Asylum Law of the Republic of Latvia May 2013 \| Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees \| Document type: Comments on National Legislation
MJ (Singh v Belgium : Tanveer Ahmed unaffected) Afghanistan v the Secretary of State for the Home Department 1 May 2013 \| Publisher: United Kingdom: Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) \| Document type: Case Law
Savriddin Dzhurayev v. Russia 25 April 2013 \| Publisher: Council of Europe: European Court of Human Rights \| Document type: Case Law
Security Council resolution 2100 (2013) [on establishment of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)] 25 April 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
The Right to Share: Principles on Freedom of Expression and Copyright in the Digital Age 25 April 2013 \| Publisher: Article 19 \| Document type: Legal Articles/Analyses/Commentaries
Security Council resolution 2099 (2013) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 Apr. 2014] 25 April 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2101 (2013) [on measures on arms and related materiel, the renewal of measures imposed by paras. 9 to 12 of Security Council resolution 1572 (2004), para. 12 of resolution 1975 (2011), and para. 6 of resolution 1643 (2005) against Côte d'Ivoire and on extension of the mandate of the UN Group of Experts until 30 Apr. 2014] 25 April 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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