International Refugee Law: Sources To Support Safe Harbor Participants & Other Interns: Frequently Used UNHCR Docs.

Convention & Protocol:

• Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) + includes link to "Related Document": Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees (1967)

UNHCR's Handbook ("UNHCR’s Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status is often referred to as an authoritative guide by States’ courts when interpreting national legislation in accordance with the 1951 Convention"):

• Handbook on Procedures and Criteria for Determining Refugee Status and Guidelines on International Protection under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees (Reissued Feb. 2019).  Note: This Handbook includes UNHCR's Guidelines on International Protection released as of April 2019.

UNHCR's Procedural Standards:

• Procedural Standards for Refugee Status Determination Under UNHCR's Mandate (Aug. 26, 2020)

UNHCR's Note about Burden and Standard of Proof:

• Note on Burden and Standard of Proof in Refugee Claims (Dec. 16, 1998)
• See also Refworld topic: Burden of proof

Additional UNHCR statements and notes:

• UNHCR Note on the Interpretation of Article 1E of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (Mar. 2009)

• UNHCR Statement on Article 1F of the 1951 Convention (July 2009)

• Background Note on the Application of the Exclusion Clauses: Article 1F of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (Sept. 4, 2003)

• Guidance Note on Refugee Claims Relating to Victims of Organized Gangs (Mar. 2010)
  

• Guidance Note on Refugee Claims relating to Female Genital Mutilation (May 2009)

• Guidance Note on Extradition and International Refugee Protection (Apr. 2008)

Subject-arranged collection of excerpts from UNHCR's Executive Committee Conclusions:

• A Thematic Compilation of Executive Committtee Conclusions (7th ed)

See also link to web page of UNHCR's Executive Committee

Subject-arranged collection of excerpts from leading cases:

• UNHCR Compilation of Case Law on Refugee Protection in International Law (Mar. 2008)

Tip: To update the Compilation and to find more cases, use sources under guide tab: Refugee Case Databases.