Advancing refugee protection in South Africa

Advancing refugee protection in South Africa - New York Berghahn Books 2008 - viii,336p. 24 cm. - Human rights in context ; v. 2 . - Human rights in context ; v. 2. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-328) and index.

Introduction / The Development of Refugee Policy in South Africa -- International and National Responses to the Challenges of Mass Forced Displacement / Regional Integration, Protection and Migration Policy Challenges in Southern Africa / Talking a New Talk : A Legislative History of the Refugees Act 130 of 1998 / Refugee Status Determination Procedures in South African Law / The Implementation of Refugee Policy in South Africa -- Due Process in Asylum Determination in South Africa from a Practitioner's Perspective: Difficulties Encountered in the Interpretation, Application and Administration of the Refugees Act / Starting with a Clean Slate? Efforts to Deal with Asylum Application Backlogs in South Africa / Solucao Duravel? Implementing a Durable Solution for Angolan Refugees in South Africa / Special Issues on Refugee Policy in South Africa -- Detaining Asylum-seekers: Perspectives on Proposed Reception Centres for Asylum-seekers in South Africa / Protecting the Most Vulnerable: Using the Existing Policy Framework to Strengthen Protection for Refugee Children / Protecting the Invisible: The Status of Women Refugees in Southern Africa / Realising Rights: The Development of Health and Welfare Policies for Asylum-seekers and Refugees in South Africa / Conclusion / Refugees Act 130 of 1998 -- Regulations to the South African Refugees Act, Government Notice Department of Home Affairs No. R 366, 6 April 2000. Jeff Handmaker, Lee Anne de la Hunt and Jonathan Klaaren -- Guy S. Goodwill-Gill -- Loren B. Landau -- Jonathan Klaaren, Jeff Handmaker and Lee Anne de la Hunt -- Jonathan Klaaren and Chris Sprigman -- Lee Anne de la Hunt and William Kerfoot -- Jeff Handmaker -- Jeff Handmaker and Dosso Ndessomin -- Frankie Jenkins and Lee Anne de la Hunt -- Victoria Mayel, Jacob van Garderen, Jeff Handmaker and Lee Anne de la Hunt -- Nahla Valji, Lee Anne de la Hunt and Helen Moffett -- Florencia Belvedere, Piers Pigou and Jeff Handmaker -- Jonathan Klaaren and Jeff Handmaker -- Pt. I. 1. 2. 3. 4. Pt. II. 5. 6. 7. Pt. III. 8. 9. 10. 11. App. 1. App. 2.

"This volume documents the development and implementation of refugee policy in South Africa over a 10-year period from 1996 until 2006. In doing so, it addresses issues of detention, gender, children, and health as well as welfare policies for refugees."--BOOK JACKET.

9781845452490

2008008512


Refugees--Government policy--South Africa.
Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.--South Africa.
Human rights.

HV640.4.S65 / A38 2008

362.87720968 / AD-

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