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Non-Refoulement and the Protection of Refugees in International Law

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Non-refoulement is considered a rule of customary international law, binding on all states—even those that have not signed the 1951 Refugee Convention—and it applies to refugees regardless of how they arrived.

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Imagine fleeing your home to escape persecution and reaching another country, only to be sent back to danger. Is there a legal rule that stops that from happening?