Definition(s) The right of a person to seek asylum, guaranteed with due respect by the rules of the Geneva Refugee Convention and Protocol and in accordance with the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU). Source(s) Art. 18 of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights Art. 14 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Translations BG: право на убежище (от гледна точка на търсещия закрила) CS: právo na azyl DE: Recht auf Asyl EL: δικαίωμα στο άσυλο EN: right to asylum ES: derecho de asilo ET: õigus varjupaika taotleda FI: oikeus turvapaikkaan FR: droit d’asile / droit à l'asile / droit de demander l'asile GA: ceart ar thearmann HR: pravo na azil HU: menedékhez való jog IT: diritto all’asilo LT: teisė į prieglobstį LV: tiesības uz patvērumu MT: Dritt għall-ażil NL: recht op asiel PL: prawo do azylu PT: direito de asilo RO: dreptul la azil SK: právo na azyl SL: pravica do azila SV: rätt till asyl NO: rett til beskyttelse (b); rett til vern (n) KA: თავშესაფრის უფლება UK: право на притулок HY: ապաստանի իրավունք Synonym(s) right to seek asylum Related Term(s) right of asylum Note(s) 1. In the European Union, the right to asylum is enshrined in Art. 18 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. 2. Refugees have no enforceable right in conventional international law to be granted asylum by a State. It is contested whether customary international law has embraced the individual right to asylum.
