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The non-refoulement principle and the sovereignty of state
Dudek, Vavřinec ; Flídrová, Eliška (advisor) ; Honusková, Věra (referee)
The non-refoulement principle and the sovereignty of state Abstract This master thesis deals with the relationship between the principle of non-refoulement and the sovereignty of state as fundamental principles of refugee and international law respectively. The thesis is primarily devoted to the interpretation and application of these principles in a European context. The text of the thesis is divided into three chapters. The first chapter describes the concept of non-refoulement. First, it is given here in what legal sources the principle of non-refoulement can be found. Then it is set out what the purpose of this principle is, when and under what conditions it applies, who is bound by it and which people it protects. Attention is also paid to different forms the principle of non-refoulement takes in various subsystems of international law and its nature in terms of international law sources. The second chapter focuses on the sovereignty of state. A brief historical development of this concept is presented in the introduction of the chapter. Subsequently, the current perception of sovereignty is laid out. The chapter focuses in more detail first on the basic definition of sovereignty, then on the differences between the views held by doctrine, states themselves and international courts. In the third, final...

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