Chapter 1 - General Provisions

A. Definition

For the 1 of the present Convention, the term refugee shall apply to any person who owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality.

B. Cessation Clauses

This Convention shall cease to apply to any person who has voluntarily re-availed 2 of the protection of the country of his nationality.

C. Third part

For the purposes of the present Convention, the term refugee shall apply to any person who owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality.

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  Definition of the Term Refugee

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Every refugee has duties to the country in which he finds himself, which require in particular that he conform to its laws and regulations as well as to measures taken for the maintenance of public order.

The Contracting States shall apply the provisions of this Convention to refugees without discrimination as to race, religion or country of origin.