| Institution: | * LLM in International Law (USP, São Paulo), Diplomé (Institut International des Droits de l'Homme, Strasbourg), Member of the International Law Association (ILA) Committee on Refugee Procedures. This article is based on a revised version of a paper presented on 23 Oct. 1996, at the proceedings of the Committee on Migration and Nationality Law on the occasion of the 26th Biennial Conference of the International Bar Association (IBA), held in Berlin from 20–25 Oct.1996. The author is a staff member of UNHCR, but the views expressed are his personal views and are not necessarily shared by UNHCR or the United Nations. |
