LEGAL ARRANGEMENT FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS

Tema završnog rada je pravno uređenje zaštite izbjeglica i tražitelja azila. Kroz završni rad opisani su pojmovi izbjeglica, prognanik te tražitelj azila. Spominje se tijek prognaničko-izbjegličke krize u Republici Hrvatskoj te se piše o uvjetima koji moraju biti ispunjeni za stjecanje statusa izbjeglice kao i o slučajevima koji dovode do prestanka tog statusa. Nadalje, kako bi se dala što šira slika prava koja pripadaju izbjeglicama i tražiteljima azila, analizirana su prava koja im pripadaju temeljem Konvencije o pravnom položaju izbjeglica iz 1951. godine i Protokola uz Konvenciju iz 1967. U daljnjem radu se navodi međunarodnopravna zaštita izbjeglica koja im se pruža kroz vladine i nevladine organizacije. Što se tiče stvaranja zajedničke politike azila na europskoj razini, navodi se Povelja Europske unije o temeljnim pravima kao temeljni dokument koji jamči pravo na azil. Navode se uvjeti za odobrenje međunarodne zaštite kao i prava i obveze azilanta i stranca pod supsidijarnom zaštitom. U konačnici rada opisuje se postupak odobrenja međunarodne i privremene zaštite kao i postupak priznavanja statusa povratnika te uloga javnopravna tijela u navedenim postupcima.The topic of this thesis is the legal arrangement of the protection of refugees and asylum seekers. The terms refugee, exile and international protection seeker are notionally described through this thesis. The course of the Croatian exile-refugee crisis is mentioned, the conditions that have to be fulfilled in order for the refugee status to be gained are written about as well as the cases that lead to the end of that status. Furthermore, in order to show a bigger picture of the rights that belong to the refugees and asylum seekers, the rights that belong to them according to The legal position of the refugees convention from 1951 and The protocol in addition to the Convention from 1967 were analized. Thereafter, the internationally legal protection of the refugees which is provided to them through government and non-government organisations is stated about. About the creation of mutual asylum politics on European level, the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union is stated as the basic document which guarantees the right to an asylum. The terms for the approval of internatinal protection as well as the rights and obligations of asylees and aliens under subsidiary protection are specified. The process of approval of international and provisional protection as well as the process of recognizing the status of returnees and the role of public bodies in the above mentiones procedure are described at the and of thesi