Political Law, 2019 Bar — Question A.3

QUESTION

The Humanitarian Services Society (HSS), an international non-government organization, assisted the displaced families of Tribe X who had to ee their home country in order to escape the systematic persecution conducted against them by their country’s ruling regime based on their cultural and religious beliefs. Fearing for their lives, some of these displaced families, with the help of HSS, were able to sail out into the sea on a boat with 15 passengers. An affiliate of HSS in the Philippines intervened on behalf of these displaced families, claiming that they are refugees under international law and hence, should not be expelled from our territory. May the displaced families of Tribe X be considered as “refugees” under international law? Explain. (3%)

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