Khan, F. and Schreier, T. Refugee Law in South Africa. – 2nd ed. – Juta, 2023.
ISBN: 9781485140153
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.
Contents:
The evolution of refugee law in South Africa
The principle of non-refoulement
‘Outside the country of nationality’: a territorial limitation
Well-founded fear
Persecution: acts, agents and grounds
The expanded refugee definition
Exclusion from refugee status
Cessation of refugee status in South Africa
Application for asylum: reception
Refugee status determination in South Africa
Refugee status determination: review and appeal
The civil and political rights of refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa
The socio-economic rights of refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa
The rights of the refugee child in South Africa
Legal framework applicable to the refugee child
Child asylum claims in terms of the Refugees Act 130 of 1998
Alternative pathways to legal recognition of refugee children in South Africa
Detention and Deportation
Reconciling immigration and refugee law in South Africa
Durable solutions for refugees in South Africa.
Price: R663 (soft cover) including VAT, excluding delivery.
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Posted: 26 June 2023
Updated: 8 January 2024