In chronic exile: A critique of South Africa's legal regime for refugees in protracted refugee situations

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dc.contributor.advisorChirwa, Danwood
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Fatima
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-15T04:24:57Z
dc.date.available2020-05-15T04:24:57Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.updated2020-05-15T04:24:30Z
dc.description.abstractThe major thrust of refugee protection worldwide is directed towards providing assistance to refugees in emergency situations. In South Africa, a large number of refugees have moved beyond this initial emergency phase such that the extended nature of their refugee status has left them in a state of continuous vulnerability. Their prolonged exile has led to violations of various rights recognised by international law and South Africa’s own constitutional and refugee law. Faced with restricted access to rights, refugees in South Africa live in poverty, are frustrated, and do not realise their full potential, to say nothing about the overt and brutal attacks they constantly face as victims of xenophobia. Their continued status as refugees deprives them of opportunities and subjects them to constant fear of harassment and exploitation. Even though neither the UNHCR nor the South African government has classified refugees living in South Africa as being in a protracted situation, many refugees have been in South Africa for five years or longer, with no durable solution in sight. This thesis highlights the plight of refugees in protracted refugee situation in South Africa and recommends suitable solutions to the problems this situation raises.
dc.identifier.apacitationKhan, F. (2017). <i>In chronic exile: A critique of South Africa's legal regime for refugees in protracted refugee situations</i>. (). ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law. Retrieved from en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKhan, Fatima. <i>"In chronic exile: A critique of South Africa's legal regime for refugees in protracted refugee situations."</i> ., ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2017. en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKhan, F. 2017. In chronic exile: A critique of South Africa's legal regime for refugees in protracted refugee situations. . ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Khan, Fatima AB - The major thrust of refugee protection worldwide is directed towards providing assistance to refugees in emergency situations. In South Africa, a large number of refugees have moved beyond this initial emergency phase such that the extended nature of their refugee status has left them in a state of continuous vulnerability. Their prolonged exile has led to violations of various rights recognised by international law and South Africa’s own constitutional and refugee law. Faced with restricted access to rights, refugees in South Africa live in poverty, are frustrated, and do not realise their full potential, to say nothing about the overt and brutal attacks they constantly face as victims of xenophobia. Their continued status as refugees deprives them of opportunities and subjects them to constant fear of harassment and exploitation. Even though neither the UNHCR nor the South African government has classified refugees living in South Africa as being in a protracted situation, many refugees have been in South Africa for five years or longer, with no durable solution in sight. This thesis highlights the plight of refugees in protracted refugee situation in South Africa and recommends suitable solutions to the problems this situation raises. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Refugees KW - protracted refugee situation KW - naturalisation KW - assimilation KW - local integration KW - permanent residence KW - durable solutions KW - refugee law KW - UN Refugee Convention LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2017 T1 - In chronic exile: A critique of South Africa's legal regime for refugees in protracted refugee situations TI - In chronic exile: A critique of South Africa's legal regime for refugees in protracted refugee situations UR - ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11427/31884
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKhan F. In chronic exile: A critique of South Africa's legal regime for refugees in protracted refugee situations. []. ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2017 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: en_ZA
dc.language.rfc3066eng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Law
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Law
dc.subjectRefugees
dc.subjectprotracted refugee situation
dc.subjectnaturalisation
dc.subjectassimilation
dc.subjectlocal integration
dc.subjectpermanent residence
dc.subjectdurable solutions
dc.subjectrefugee law
dc.subjectUN Refugee Convention
dc.titleIn chronic exile: A critique of South Africa's legal regime for refugees in protracted refugee situations
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
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