This book examines some of the legal issues that are part of the system of governance for refugees. The cornerstone of this system remains the 1951 Convention and its 1967 Protocol. - pt. I. Introduction. Refugee protection in international law: an overall perspective / Volker Turk and Frances Nicholson ; Age and gender dimensions in international refugee law / Alice Edwards ; Declaration of States Parties to the 1951 Convention and/or its 1967 Protocol relating to the status of refugees -- pt. II. Non-refoulement (Article 33 of the 1951 Convention). The scope and content of the principle of non-refoulement: opinion / Eli Lauterpacht and Daniel Bethlehem ; Summary conclusions: the principle of non-refoulement, expert roundtable, Cambridge, July 2001 -- pt. III. Illegal entry (Article 31). Article 31 of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees: non-penalization, detention and protection / Guy S. Goodwin-Gill ; Summary conclusions -- Article 31 of the 1951 Convention, expert roundtable, Geneva, November 2001 -- pt. IV. Membership of a particular social group (Article 1A(2)). Protected characteristics and social perceptions: an analysis of the meaning of 'membership of a particular social group'/ T. Alexander Aleinikoff ; Summary conclusions: membership of a particular social group, expert roundtable, San Remo, September 2001 -- pt. V. Gender-related persecution (Article 1A(2)). Gender-related persecution / Rodger Haines ; Summary conclusions: gender-related persecution, expert roundtable, San Remo, September 2001 -- pt. VI. Internal protection/relocation/flight alternative. Internal protection/relocation/flight alternative as an aspect of refugee status determination / James Hathaway and Michelle Foster ; Summary conclusions: internal protection/relocation/flight alternative, expert roundtable, San Remo, September 2001 -- pt. VII. Exclusion (Article 1F). Current issues in the application of the exclusion clauses / Geoff Gilbert ; Summary conclusions: exclusion from refugee status, expert roundtable, Lisbon, May 2001 -- pt. VIII. Cessation (Article 1C). Cessation of refugee protection / Joan Fitzpatrick and Rafael Bonoan ; Summary conclusions: cessation of refugee status, expert roundtable, Lisbon, May 2001 -- pt. IX. Family unity (Final Act, 1951 UN Conference). Family unity and refuge protection / Kate Jastram and Kathleen Newland ; Summary conclusions: family unity, expert roundtable, Geneva, November 2001 -- pt. X. Supervisory responsibility (Article 35). Supervising the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees: Article 35 and beyond / Walter Kalin ; Summary conclusions: supervisory responsibility, expert roundtable, Cambridge, July 2001 -- Annexes. Status of ratifications of key international instruments which include a non-refoulement component ; Constitutional and legislative provisions importing the principle of non-refoulement into municiple law ; Incorporation of Article 31 of the 1951 Convention into municipal law: selected legislation.*