Article 29 (Fiscal Charges/Charges Fiscales)

This chapter examines Article 29 of the 1951 Convention. It explains the provision's function to prevent refugees from being subjected to the treatment foreigners may be exposed to. Additionally, Article 29 clarifies that refugees are not entitled to claim additional easements with regard to the State charges, even if those disbursements have a more severe effect on them than on national citizens. The chapter mentions how taxation is not usually nationality-specific, but national treatment may imply indirect discrimination. It also considers the rising need for international protection and the likelihood of reconsidering Article 29 to extend their tax authority to taxable elements closely linked with the country of origin.