RISKS OF ARBITRARY
ARREST AND REFOULEMENT
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non-refoulement
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non-refoulement
non-refoulement
This
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THE SUPREME COURT
JUDGMENT AND
INTERNATIONAL LAW
International law prohibits the forced
return of individuals to situations where
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ill-treatment or other serious breaches
of human rights obligations.”28 The
principle of non-refoulement is a
India is bound to uphold this principle
despite not having ratified the Convention
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Convention (both of which prohibit
refoulement). India’s commitments under
article 6 (right to life) and 7 (freedom from
torture) of the International Covenant on
reinforce this principle and prohibit India
from engaging in practices that result in
refoulement of individuals to situations
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treatment.29
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