Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Status of Refugees and Stateless Persons: Draft Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. Text of Article Adopted on 19 July 1951

A/CONF.2/L.1/Add.8

Article 5¹

With regard to exceptional measures which may be taken against the person, property or interests of nationals of a foreign State, the Contracting States shall not apply such measures to a refugee who is formally a national of the said State solely on account of such nationality, or shall, in appropriate cases, grant exemptions in favour of such refugees.

1 The Conference adopted this article on the basis of the French text. The above text is a revised translation made by the Secretariat.