About the publication
Many of the world’s top refugee-hosting countries have not acceded to the 1951 Refugee Convention and yet they engage with the international refugee regime in a number of ways. Not only are international refugee law norms being disseminated and adopted in these States but also non-signatory States often participate in the development of international refugee law by being present and active in global arenas for refugee protection.
This article by Maja Janmyr is part of a special feature on non-signatory states and the international refugee regime in Forced Migration Review issue 67 (2021). The feature is a collaboration between FMR and the BEYOND project.
As an introduction to the special feature, the article focuses on how UNHCR functions in non-signatory states, how international refugee law norms are being spread and used in these states, and highlights how non-signatory States participate in the development of international refugee law by being present and active in global arenas for refugee protection.