Current Events > What does "right of asylum" mean in laymen's terms?

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_asylum

So it would be like if I were born in the U.S. and was being persecuted by U.S. officials but Canada would offer sanctuary?

How do people use it now? "Jimmy John was granted the right of asylum in Canada after being persecuted in the U.S. for years"

Doesn't sound like a right anyone should have.
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"Oh shit I'm being persecuted for an unfair reason, can I chill here?"
Other country: "K."
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Countries or states don't usually have authority outside of their jurisdiction (there's very rare cases where they can), so if someone wants to lay low somewhere else, they can. If it's for an unfair reason, they're essentially safe.

If a criminal is being "hunted" so to speak, the state police where he committed the crime can't do anything if he leaves the state. They can call for other states to search though.
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LinksLiege posted...

"Oh shit I'm being persecuted for an unfair reason, can I chill here?"
Other country: "K."

How is that a right?

And aren't you a fugitive from the law in the country you're fleeing after doing that?
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