This article examines some of the legislative steps which have been taken in Georgia, following its ratification of the 1951 Convention/1967 Protocol, and its membership of the Council of Europe. The author examines the status of international law under the Constitution of Georgia and then reviews aspects of the 1998 Law on Refugees. In his view, many areas could be improved and he makes a number of concrete suggestions for amending the law in regard to the family, non-refoulement, procedures, extradition, detention, and refugee children. The author briefly concludes with comments on Georgia's obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights.

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