Within this perspective, Paul Weis describes refugees as «a vessel on the open sea, not
sailing under any flag ’23
while Hannah Arendt observed that refugees are without rights because each nation - state has primary obligation to
protect the rights, interests and expectations of its own citizens first, no matter where they are.24 However, both international and national refugee laws are adopted with the sole aim to ensure entitlement of the basic rights, proclaimed under a range of human rights conventions.25 Under these conventions, respect for human dignity of each and every human person is underlined as a foundation to freedom, justice and peace.
Beginners learn in knee deep, calm water in the bay's
protected area
while the experienced sailors head on out to the more challenging waters on Lac Bay's outer edges where the strong winds guarantee
sailing conditions that are world class.