ABSTRACT
International refugee law finds its roots in the atrocities of war and conflict, in the recognition of human dignity, and in the equality and inalienability of rights of all human beings. This chapter examines the aforementioned ways in which international human rights and refugee law are interconnected and the challenges a connection is facing. It discusses the evolution of the interaction by reviewing how human rights law has and continues to have a significant influence on how persecution or other forms of harm are defined and how the principle of non- refoulement has largely been developed through human rights law rather than refugee law. The chapter then addresses the importance of human rights law in determining the entitlements refugees have; using and addressing the right to asylum as an overarching and justiciable right. Finally, it addresses some of the contemporary challenges the interconnection between international human rights and international refugee law is facing.
