Regulation of the Status of Internally Displaced Persons in the Light of the Guiding Principles of the UN Human Rights Commission of 17.05.1998

The development of the guiding principles regarding the status of internally displaced persons by the UN Human Rights Commission was a reaction to the critical situation in which this category finds itself, given the lack of regulation of their legal status at the international level. However, this document attempted to equalize the legal status of internally displaced persons and refugees, especially the normative framework that ensures security for internally displaced persons equal to that of refugees, including the involvement of international bodies.