Refugees enjoy a distinct and unique standard of protection under international law within the framework of the international regime for the protection of refugees, which is based on the 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees2 and its 1967 Protocol3. The Refugee Convention constitutes a continuation of the legal regime for the protection of refugees established in international law in the early 20th century and it predates the establishment of the international regime for the protection of human rights born in the United Nations (UN) era.