Week 7 Asylum in International law
The doctrine ‘asylum’ has no definite meaning in international law it is defined with the attached words i.e. ‘asylum seeker’. It is used in different paradigms by the different states. But it can be properly coupled with the ‘protection’ to an individual by a state. Another accepted sight is that this word is of a Latin language but it came from the Greek language ‘Asylia’ which means inviolable place.
Asylum is defined in the dictionary as “Asylum is a protection from extradition and arrest given by a nation on its territory to political offenders and refugees.”
On the face it, this doctrine has two elements. First, the shelter which is more than a temporary refuge. Second, states provide an active protection on its territory.