Displaced persons in South Sudan - whose responsibility to protect?

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dc.contributor.advisorScanlon, Helenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHenderson-Howat, Fenellaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-31T08:01:33Z
dc.date.available2017-01-31T08:01:33Z
dc.date.issued2016en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThere have been severe shortcomings in the protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs), and gaps in research with academic and legal focus remaining on refugees instead. These gaps are revealed and correspondingly explored in this thesis through a case study analysis of South Sudan. The main objective of this thesis is to expose the overall protection discrepancies facing IDPs, and the need to re-address international responsibility to protect in cases where national authorities are unable or unwilling to do so. The lack of a clear definition, legal status and institutional framework at an international level is shown to have an adverse impact on protection. The case study of South Sudan is introduced through an overall analysis of key events and displacement trends. Evidence in support of the main argument is presented through an analysis of the injustices and human rights violations facing IDPs in South Sudan. The roles of the two major providers of protection in South Sudan - the national authorities and the international community - are evaluated to ultimately show how a more flexible approach must be adopted by the international community in such cases. Overall, this thesis seeks to bring the displaced in South Sudan to the forefront of the debate about who is responsible for their protection.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHenderson-Howat, F. (2016). <i>Displaced persons in South Sudan - whose responsibility to protect?</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23755en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHenderson-Howat, Fenella. <i>"Displaced persons in South Sudan - whose responsibility to protect?."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23755en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHenderson-Howat, F. 2016. Displaced persons in South Sudan - whose responsibility to protect?. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Henderson-Howat, Fenella AB - There have been severe shortcomings in the protection of internally displaced persons (IDPs), and gaps in research with academic and legal focus remaining on refugees instead. These gaps are revealed and correspondingly explored in this thesis through a case study analysis of South Sudan. The main objective of this thesis is to expose the overall protection discrepancies facing IDPs, and the need to re-address international responsibility to protect in cases where national authorities are unable or unwilling to do so. The lack of a clear definition, legal status and institutional framework at an international level is shown to have an adverse impact on protection. The case study of South Sudan is introduced through an overall analysis of key events and displacement trends. Evidence in support of the main argument is presented through an analysis of the injustices and human rights violations facing IDPs in South Sudan. The roles of the two major providers of protection in South Sudan - the national authorities and the international community - are evaluated to ultimately show how a more flexible approach must be adopted by the international community in such cases. Overall, this thesis seeks to bring the displaced in South Sudan to the forefront of the debate about who is responsible for their protection. DA - 2016 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2016 T1 - Displaced persons in South Sudan - whose responsibility to protect? TI - Displaced persons in South Sudan - whose responsibility to protect? UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23755 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/23755
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHenderson-Howat F. Displaced persons in South Sudan - whose responsibility to protect?. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 2016 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/23755en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherPolitical Studiesen_ZA
dc.subject.otherJustice and Transformationen_ZA
dc.titleDisplaced persons in South Sudan - whose responsibility to protect?en_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMPhilen_ZA
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