Constitute topics are built from the variables in the Comparative Constitutions Project’s dataset, which captures the content of world constitutions. The particular variables relevant to this topic are listed below, in the form of survey questions.
More information about the CCP’s research design is available here, including background information on how the team designed the inventory of constitutional topics as well as the full coding survey
Description
Requires the state to offer its protection to one or more of the following vulnerable groups: stateless persons, asylum seekers, or refugees.
Categories
Rights and Duties
Keywords
asylum; refugees
Survey Questions
- Does the constitution contain provisions for the protection of stateless individuals, refugees from other states, or the right to asylum?