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

Paragraphe
Original document
Document type
  • Traité international
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
  • Juridiquement contraignant
Document body
  • Assemblée générale des Nations Unies
Document means of adoption
  • Vote
Thèmes
  • Gouvernance & l'état de droit
  • Mouvement
Personnes concernées
  • Personnes en situation de déplacement
Document year
  • 1951
Type de paragraphe
Article
Reference
Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (1951), Article 28, 1.
Paragraph info
Article 28
Paragraph number
1