International protection is a form of protection that encompasses two types: asylum and subsidiary protection. Institution of asylum has changed its goal through various historical forms and, today, it implies protection offered to a person who reasonably fears being persecuted because of their race, national or religious denomination to a certain social group or some similar reasons because of which they do not want or cannot accept the protection of country of origin. On the other hand, subsidiary protection will be offered to the person who does not comply to the conditions for asylum recognition, under condition that there is a danger of this person being subjected to risks of suffering a severe injustice implying execution, death penalty, torture or an inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, upon returning to their country of origin. In the Republic of Croatia, international and temporary protection, which will be approved in case of mass immigration of displaced persons into the country, are governed by Law on International and Temporary Protection which entered into force on July 2nd, 2015. Before this Law it was governed by Law on Asylum. The goal of this thesis is to show the complexity of the procedure of obtaining international protection, while particularly emphasizing the complexity of the asylum recognition procedure whose duration depends on the specific situation of the seeker. Furthermore, there will be given a comparison of the Law on International and Temporary Protection with Law on General Administrative Procedure and Law on Administrative Disputes. This thesis is trying to discover the number of conditions that need to be proven and met, but at the same time, the circumstances that need to be taken into consideration, mentioning objective and subjective approach to a reasonable fear and the basis of fear. As the institution of asylum means the aspiration of almost every refugee, it is becoming an increasingly common topic in the world and provokes divided views.