Zhodnocení vnitřního vysídlení v kontextu Obecných zásad OSN o vnitřním vysídlení

Internal displacement is the process of forced displacement of persons due to armed conflicts or natural disasters within the administrative boundaries of sovereign states. In 1998, the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement was introduced as an internationally non-binding document aimed at providing States with institutional frameworks for dealing with this humanitarian crisis. Despite its adoption, the number of internally displaced persons is increasing every year. This bachelor thesis aimed to assess the process of internal displacement in the Republic of Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Syrian Arab Republic in the context of the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. It assessed whether a national legal framework for the protection of IDPs exists in these states, and whether the states are bound by the human rights conventions that underpin the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement. The legislation of the Republic of Colombia regulates the legal status of internally displaced persons, and the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement are directly referred to in judicial decisions. The DRC has committed itself through regional organizations to the establishment of a national framework for the protection of IDPs and their rights. In contrast, Syria has no national legislation on internal displacement and lacks a number of human rights conventions to ratify. Despite the varying intensity of internal displacement in the countries assessed, shortcomings cannot be found in the principles of the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement and their legal form. The primary responsibility for the population lies with each state, whose authorities often neglect the severity of the internal displacement crisis.