Charter Chapters |
 Art 18. Right to asylum |
Definition
The right to asylum shall be guaranteed with due respect for the rules of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951 and the Protocol of 31 January 1967 relating to the status of refugees and in accordance with the Treaty establishing the European Community.
Legal Explanations
The text of the Article is based on TEC Article 63 which requires the Union to respect the Geneva Convention on Refugees. Reference should be made to the protocols relating to the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed to the Treaty of Amsterdam and to Denmark to determine the extent to which those Member States implement Community law in this area and the extent to which this Article is applicable to them. This Article is in line with the Protocol on Asylum annexed to the EC Treaty.
