Revista Temas de Derecho Constitucional

56 Revista Temas de Derecho Constitucional concluded that asylum is a state prerogative and that it is in a severe crisis promoted by dominant States who, since its inception, have instrumentalized it according to its political interests which now maintain two asylum regimes simultaneously operating: one in the Third World and another in rich and powerful countries. PALABRAS CLAVE Asilo, refugiados, derechos humanos, soberanía estatal, derecho internacional KEY WORDS Asylum, refugees, human rights, state sovereignty, international law Sumario. 1. Introducción. 2. Delimitando la institución y susmodalidades. 3. El concepto de refugiado y sus limitaciones. 4. Instrumentalización del régimen internacional de refugiados 5. Conclusión. 6. Bibliografía