Abstract
The rise in hyper-nationalism has undermined core elements of the refugee protection regime, moving it away from the natural obligation of valuing all human life in favor of assessing one’s worthiness. This essay explores how the ideas of natural law (‘lex naturalis’), which emphasizes the existence of rights independent of the state helped shaped the international refugee protection regime. It recognizes that nowadays states opt to reinterpret the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees in a manner consistent with their interests as opposed to their moral obligations and in doing so they weaken their moral standings and undermine fundamental rights.
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