Asylum and International Law

I. Purpose of the inquiry.- One History of Asylum and Basis for Its Grant.- II. History of asylum.- III. Basis for the grant of asylum.- Two Asylum from the Viewpoint of the Individual.- IV. The Individual’s position in international law with respect to asylum.- V. Asylum as a human right.- VI. The international political refugee.- Three Asylum from the Viewpoint of States.- Sub-Part A. Territorial Asylum.- VII. Rights and duties of states granting territorial asylum.- VIII. The political offense.- Sub-Part B. Non-Territorial Asylum.- IX. The forms of non-territorial asylum.- X. Diplomatic asylum.- XI. Consular asylum.- XII. Maritime asylum.- Four Conclusion.- XIII. Summary and conclusions.