Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 1951, para. 1

Paragraph
Original document
Document type
  • International treaty
Paragraph text
  1. The Contracting States shall issue to refugees lawfully staying in their territory travel documents for the purpose of travel outside their territory, unless compelling reasons of national security or public order otherwise require, and the provisions of the Schedule to this Convention shall apply with respect to such documents. The Contracting States may issue such a travel document to any other refugee in their territory; they shall in particular give sympathetic consideration to the issue of such a travel document to refugees in their territory who are unable to obtain a travel document from the country of their lawful residence.
Document legal status
  • Legally binding
Document body
  • United Nations General Assembly
Document means of adoption
  • Vote
Topic(s)
  • Governance & Rule of Law
  • Movement
Person(s) affected
  • Persons on the move
Document year
  • 1951
Paragraph type
Article
Reference
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951), Article 28, 1.
Paragraph info
Article 28
Paragraph number
1