Refugee Law in South Africa

Product Details:
Author(s):
Khan, F and
Schreier, T
Year Published:
2023
Edition
2nd Edition
Type:
Print | Soft Cover
Language:
English
About this publication
Refugee Law in South Africa cutlines the existing law relating to refugees as reflected in South African legislation and its growing body of refugee law jurisprudence as at 2022, while also paying heed to relevant international law, which remains central to today’s regime of international refugee protection and international jurisprudence.
The topics covered in Refugee Law in South Africa include a detailed analysis of the refugee definition in South African law, the process of applying for refugee status determination, and the rights of refugees and asylum seekers. The book examines how immigration law and refugee law in South Africa can be reconciled and concludes with durable solutions for refugees in South Africa..
Content
PART 1
Chapter 1 The evolution of refugee law in South Africa
Chapter 2 The principle of non-refoulement
Chapter 3 ‘Outside the country of nationality’: a territorial limitation
Chapter 4 Well-founded fear
Chapter 5 Persecution: acts, agents and grounds
Chapter 6 The expanded refugee definition
Chapter 7 Exclusion from refugee status
PART 2
Chapter 8 Cessation of refugee status in South Africa
Chapter 9 Application for asylum: reception
Chapter 10 Refugee status determination in South Africa
PART 3
Chapter 11 Refugee status determination: review and appeal
Chapter 12 The civil and political rights of refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa
PART 4
Chapter 13 The socio-economic rights of refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa
Chapter 14 The rights of the refugee child in South Africa
Part I: Legal framework applicable to the refugee child
Part II: Child asylum claims in terms of the Refugees Act 130 of 1998
Part III: Alternative pathways to legal recognition of refugee children in South Africa
Chapter 15 Detention and Deportation—Reconciling immigration and refugee law in South Africa
Chapter 16 Durable solutions for refugees in South Africa
Index
Interest / Benefit to
Advocates, attorneys, judges, magistrates, students, Department of Home Affairs, Immigration practitioners