SCHEDULE 8RESERVATIONS, DECLARATIONS AND STATEMENTS MADE BY THE PARTIES TO THE 1996 CONVENTION
ANNEX TO THE 1996 CONVENTION
Joint Declaration on the right of asylum
The Member States declare that this Convention is without prejudice either to the right of asylum to the extent to which it is recognised by their respective constitutions or to the application by the Member States of the provisions of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28th July 1951, as supplemented by the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 28th September 1954 and by the Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees of 31st January 1967.