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International Journal of Refugee Law Advance Access originally published online on July 31, 2007
International Journal of Refugee Law 2007 19(3):511-535; doi:10.1093/ijrl/eem017
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Opinion

The Formation and Development of the Legislation on Refugees in the Republic of Belarus

Ilija Todorovic* and Yury Morgun**

* Ilija Todorovic, Head of the UNHCR Office in the Republic of Belarus
** Yury Morgun, Officer for Information, the NGO ‘Evolutio’ associated with the Belarusian State University

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   1. Introduction
 
This article analyses the formation and development of the legislation on refugees in the Republic of Belarus. Formation of the Belarusian legislation on refugees is reflected by the Law On Refugees of 1995 (the first version of the Law On Refugees),1 its further development is reflected by the second version (the Law On Refugees of 1999),2 and its follow-up development by the third version of the law (the Law On Refugees of 2003).3 Other legislative and regulatory acts of the Republic of Belarus related to the solution of the refugee problems, including also regulatory documents on the issues of citizenship, migration and other norms are briefly characterised in this article.


   2. The Republic of Belarus
 
The Republic of Belarus is one of the founders of the United National Organisation and a member of different specialised UN agencies, in particular, UNHCR, UNESCO, World Health Organisation, and International Labour Organisation. Since 1992, Belarus has been a member . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   3. Refugees in Belarus
 

   4. The establishment of the State Migration Service
 

   5. The UNHCR in Belarus
 

   6. The Accession of the Republic of Belarus to the Convention of 1951 and the Protocol of 1967 on Refugees
 

   7. The third version of the Law On Refugees (2003)
 

   8. Other legal acts concerning refugee problems
 

   9. The development of administrative structures for the implementation of the Refugee Legislation
 

   10. Conclusion
 

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