Using the ECHR to Supplement the Refugee Convention
31 Mar 2009
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The most obvious way in which the ECHR can provide an alternative route to protection, where the Refugee Convention cannot assist, is through reliance on Article 3 ECHR. Article 3 may, for example, come into play where the Refugee Convention would not, because anticipated ill-treatment will not be persecution for one of the Refugee Convention reasons, such as race, religion, or nationality.
