Refugee law

Understanding South Africa’s immigration and refugee policies: Key laws and recent court rulings

South Africa (SA) attracts many immigrants and asylum seekers due to its economic prospects and stability. However, balancing national security and human rights obligations remains a significant challenge. The Immigration […]

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Protecting refugees: Non-refoulement principle and the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town case

By Mpho Titong and Sipho Manuel  Section 22(12) and (13) of the Refugees Act 130 of 1998 were presented by the Refugees Amendment Act 11 of 2017, which came into […]

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Can a state lawfully decline to receive asylum seekers? South Africa’s involvement in the Afghanistan refugee crisis

This article seeks to critically engage with the relevant principles of international law, in an overarching contextualised approach, and to analyse the response so far made to the South African […]

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Observing refugee and asylum processing centres through a constitutional lens

The process for the regulation of refugee and asylum seekers must adhere to several international and constitutional rights and obligations. Consequently, the detention and processing centres for refugees and asylum […]

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