Czech Refugee Asylum Case

Abstract

The individual in international law — Aliens — Position of — Treatment by and responsibilities of the receiving State — Right of asylum — Refugees — Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, 1951, Article 1 — Definition of political persecution establishing right of asylum — Escape from East-bloc country — Likelihood of prosecution for escaping if refugee ever returned — Whether sufficient grounds for granting asylum — The law of the Federal Republic of Germany