@techreport{CostelloIoffeBuechsel, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Costello, Cathryn and Ioffe, Yulia and B{\"u}chsel, Teresa}, title = {Article 31 of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees}, abstract = {The aim of this paper is to clarify the correct interpretation of Article 31 of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (the 1951 Refugee Convention). The interpretation proposed is based on the binding international precepts relating to treaty interpretation, as reflected in Articles 31 to 33 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT).}, language = {en} }