00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.829004 CaOODSP 20230127152807 cr ||||||||||| 161213s2008 onc|||||o f|0| 0 eng d CaOODSP eng n-cn--- YM32-2/2008-185E-PDF Becklumb, Penny. Canada's inland refugee protection system [electronic resource] / Penny Becklumb. Revised 16 September 2008. [Ottawa] : Parliamentary Information and Research Service, Library of Parliament, c2013. ii, 23, iii, v p. Background paper ; BP-185E Issued also in French under title: Régime canadien de protection des réfugiés au Canada. Includes bibliographical references. "The refugee protection system within Canada must balance a number of factors. The law must embody the essence of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (Refugee Convention) and its Protocol. This requires signatories not to return people in any manner whatsoever to the frontiers of territories where their lives or freedom would be threatened on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion. The law must also reflect Canada’s obligation under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. Of crucial importance is the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. As mentioned, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in 1985 that the Charter protected refugee claimants, and since that time there have been a number of important decisions affecting both the substance and procedures of refugee and protection law"--Background. gccst Refugees Canada. Parliamentary Information and Research Service. Régime canadien de protection des réfugiés au Canada (CaOODSP)9.829008 Background paper (Canada. Parliamentary Information and Research Service) BP-185E. (CaOODSP)9.504772 PDF 348 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/bdp-lop/bp/YM32-2-2008-185-eng.pdf