Rescue of Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea 1985, para. (a)

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Reaffirmed the fundamental obligation under international law for shipmasters to rescue all persons, including asylum-seekers, in distress at sea;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Document type
ExCom Conclusion
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Persons on the move
Year
1985
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
ExCom Conclusion No. 38, Rescue of Asylum-Seekers in Distress at Sea (1985), OP (a).
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OP
Paragraph number
(a)