International human rights law complements international refugee law. Refugee law does not supercede human rights law as lex specialis if the human rights norm offers more protection. Hence the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees are the primary instruments for the protection of refugees and asylum-seekers, but international human rights law and the treaty bodies established under these treaties can offer additional protection in different situations.