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CONVENTION REFUGEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-06-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Convention refugee
1, record 1, English, Convention%20refugee
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A Convention refugee is a person who, by reason of a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion, (a) is outside each of their countries of nationality and is unable or, by reason of that fear, unwilling to avail themself of the protection of each of those countries; or (b) not having a country of nationality, is outside the country of their former habitual residence and is unable or, by reason of that fear, unwilling to return to that country. 2, record 1, English, - Convention%20refugee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Convention refugee: term used by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada. 3, record 1, English, - Convention%20refugee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Convention: Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. 3, record 1, English, - Convention%20refugee
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réfugié au sens de la Convention
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9%20au%20sens%20de%20la%20Convention
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réfugiée au sens de la Convention 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9e%20au%20sens%20de%20la%20Convention
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A qualité de réfugié au sens de la Convention — le réfugié — la personne qui, craignant avec raison d'être persécutée du fait de sa race, de sa religion, de sa nationalité, de son appartenance à un groupe social ou de ses opinions politiques : a) soit se trouve hors de tout pays dont elle a la nationalité et ne peut ou, du fait de cette crainte, ne veut se réclamer de la protection de chacun de ces pays; b) soit, si elle n’a pas de nationalité et se trouve hors du pays dans lequel elle avait sa résidence habituelle, ne peut ni, du fait de cette crainte, ne veut y retourner. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9%20au%20sens%20de%20la%20Convention
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
réfugié au sens de la Convention : terme employé par Immigration, Réfugiés et Citoyenneté Canada et la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié du Canada. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9%20au%20sens%20de%20la%20Convention
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
réfugié au sens de la Convention; réfugiée au sens de la Convention : désignations tirées du mini-lexique «Réfugiés et droit d'asile» et reproduites avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9%20au%20sens%20de%20la%20Convention
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Convention : Convention relative au statut des réfugiés. 4, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9fugi%C3%A9%20au%20sens%20de%20la%20Convention
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciudadanía e inmigración
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- refugiado amparado por la Convención
1, record 1, Spanish, refugiado%20amparado%20por%20la%20Convenci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- refugiado bajo Convención 2, record 1, Spanish, refugiado%20bajo%20Convenci%C3%B3n
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Persona reconocida como refugiada por los Estados en virtud del criterio del artículo 1A de la Convención de 1951, que disfruta por ello de diversos derechos. 2, record 1, Spanish, - refugiado%20amparado%20por%20la%20Convenci%C3%B3n
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