CONTENTS Declaration; Acknowledgement; Abbreviations; CHAPTER I; AN INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER II; BHUTAN: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION OF GEO-POLITICS; 2.1. Ethnic Diversity; 2.2. Nepali Migration to Bhutan; 2.3. Genesis of Crisis; 2.4. Petition to the King and its Consequence; 2.5. Protest against Oppression; 2.6. The Mass Exodus of Refugees; CHAPTER III; REFUGEE IN INTERNATIONAL LAW; 3.1. Origin and Development of Refugee Law; 3.2. Codification of the Refugee Law: Definition of the Term 'Refugee'; 3.3. Determination or the Legal Status of Refugee; 3.4. Rights of Refugees; 3.5. Emerging Trends in Refugee Law; CHAPTER IV; NEPAL: RESPONSE TO REFUGEE; 4.1. Nepal: A Brief Introduction; 4.2. Refugees Burden to Nepal; 4.3 Bhutanese. Refugees; 4.4. Provisions of the International Convention and State Practice; 4.5. Towards Resolution - Bilateral Talks; CHAPTER V; BHUTANESE REFUGEES: PRESENT CONDITIONS. IMPACT ON NEPAL AND DURABLE SOLUTIONS; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2. Assistance and Activities; 5.3. Present Living Conditions of the Bhutanese Refugees; 5.4. Impact on Nepal; 5.5. Refugee-affected Areas Rehabilitation Programme (RARP); 5.6. Durable Solutions; CONCLUSIONS; 6.1. Conclusions; 6.2. Recommendations; Bibliography; Maps and Annexure.