Refugees and human rights: An international law perspective

Abstract

How a state treats the people entering its country who do so in an effort to save their lives is a very sensitive matter. The concepts, “security” and “human rights” are two different aspects of this case. These two different aspects denote, at the same time, the tension caused by the problems regarding refugees or asylum seekers. © 2006 Joshua D. Freilich and Rob T. Guerette.