The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees (Refugee Convention) provides protection for people with a well-founded fear of persecution who find themselves outside their country of nationality. The treaty not only sets out a legal status for those recognized as refugees by the country of asylum, but also certain civil, political, social, and economic rights throughout the refugee status determination process. Yet, despite being faced with the highest numbers of displaced people since the Second World War, States parties to the Refugee Convention routinely fail to meet the standards set out by the Convention. This article explores how domestic courts enforce treaty compliance not as a matter of international law, but rather by using the concept of constitutional dignity. The discussion examines how constitutional courts around the world have used dignity as both a substantive right and a functional standard in order to fulfil the promises of the Refugee Convention. The article concludes with an argument for dignity as a powerful tool to fill gaps in refugee protection globally.

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尊严部署：通过国内尊严法理学审视难民权利

1951 年《关于难民地位的公约》（《难民公约》）为有充分理由害怕受到迫害但发现自己在国籍国之外的人提供保护。该条约不仅为那些被庇护国承认为难民的人规定了法律地位，而且在整个难民地位确定过程中规定了某些公民、政治、社会和经济权利。然而，尽管面临自第二次世界大战以来流离失所者人数最多的情况，但《难民公约》的缔约国经常未能达到公约规定的标准。本文探讨了国内法院如何通过使用宪法尊严的概念来强制遵守条约，而不是将其作为国际法问题。讨论探讨了世界各地的宪法法院如何将尊严作为一项实质性权利和功能标准来履行《难民公约》的承诺。文章最后论证了尊严是填补全球难民保护空白的有力工具。