Роль Лиги Наций в формировании права беженцев

Abstract

The article analyses the provisions of the first international treaties on refugee protection, adopted under the auspices of the League of Nations. Priority is given to the treaties and conventions, which are referred to in the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, currently in force: Arrangement relating to the Issue of Identity Certificates to Russian and Armenian Refugees, dated May 12, 1926; Arrangement relating to the Legal Status of Russian and Armenian Refugees dated June 30, 1928; Convention relating to the International Status of Refugees dated October 28, 1933; Convention concerning the Status of Refugees coming from Germany, dated February 10, 1938. The abovementioned instruments and some others are recognized to be the source of modern international refugee law. The article reviews some provisions of these instruments in connection with the modern concept of their interpretation. In particular, the article considers the norms regulating the following: — the definition of the "refugee" concept; — the legal status of refugees; — the refugees' gainful employment; — social security issues; — administrative support for refugees; — the refugees monitoring bodies activity. In conclusion the article identifies some drawbacks of the convention under analysis, the main of which is the absence of binding force. The article notes, that in some cases the states were reluctant to ratify international instruments.