Definition of asylum

In general terms, the term asylum refers to the practice through which will be shelter and protection to a particular person or to several individuals as a result of various situations and reasons that occur to them and which have been left without the mentioned protection. There are two types of asylum, humanitarian asylum and asylum.
Referred to as humanitarian asylum to the practice that many Nations carry out and that is to accept immigrants on its soil because they were forced to leave their country of origin by force by the danger that their lives would be there remain. Generally, political, racial, religious, or as a consequence of a war, reasons tend to be frequent situations that trigger humanitarian nursing homes.
Although the laws of each country establish population primarily granted the right of asylum, almost always, the violence against any population segment, and those inhabitants of countries that are suffering from armed conflict they tend to be the most recurrent cases.
In any case, a nation that welcomes an asylee may return to their country of origin if security conditions were not yet given it to make it. In addition, the majority of international agreements that are made in this respect always will be above what the law has.
As established by decision of the general Assembly of United Nations, June 20 every year is celebrated and reminds the world refugee day.
Meanwhile, called political asylum law which has an individual not be extradited from one country to another that is requiring it to start you with some judicial process for political offences.
On the other hand, also the word asylum, refers to the physical place, i.e. the residence or services that gives shelter to those who need assistance and protection, elderly, poor people, disabled people, among others.