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Convention of 28 July 1951 to the Status of Refugees › Chapter 2

SECTION 16 — Access to courts

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1. A refugee shall have free access to the courts of law on the territory of all Contracting States. 2. A refugee shall enjoy in the Contracting State in which he has his habitual residence the same treatment as a national in matters pertaining to access to the courts, including legal assistance and exemption from cautio judicatum solvi . 3. A refugee shall be accorded in the matters referred to in paragraph 2 in countries other than that in which he has his habitual residence the treatment granted to a national of the country of his habitual residence.
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Section 16 of the Convention of 28 July 1951 to the Status of Refugees /akn/un/act/treaty/1951-07-28/refugee-convention-1951
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