Student Number : 0413400A -
MA research report -
School of Social Science -
Faculty of Humanities / Refugees and asylum seekers are vulnerable group that requires both national and
international protection in South Africa. It is the duty and responsibility of the South
African government and international community to provide adequate protection to
individuals who are compelled to flee their countries of origin due to well-founded fears
of persecution or other life threatening problems. Such protection must meet
internationally recognized and acceptable standards for the protection and treatment of
refugees and asylum seekers, as outlined in various international law and conventions.
South Africa has pledged through her democratic Constitution and the Refugee Act of
1998 to protect and promote the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in her territory.
The research explores how South Africa has responded to the protection of the rights of
refugees and asylum seekers in the post-apartheid era. The research also explicates the
relationship between human rights and refugee protection and how human rights have
been used to facilitate the rights of refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa. The
thesis identifies the extent of compliance with the international refugee law, which South
Africa has achieved within the first decade of democracy and the roles played by nonstate
actors and other stakeholders in refugee protection in South Africa. It also explores
the major problems and obstacles militating against the realisation and in pursuit of the
rights of refugees and asylum seekers in the post-apartheid South Africa. Finally, the
findings of this research are expected to contribute to our understanding of the problems
facing refugees, the government and international community, and the range of options
and interventions open to policy makers in the field which will help to secure such rights.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/1536 |
| Date | 31 October 2006 |
| Creators | Enwere, Corlivics Onuoha |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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