Protection of the right to seek and obtain asylum under the African human rights system / by Chaloka Beyani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beyani, Chaloka, author.

Series:

Refugees and human rights ; v. 12.

Refugees and human rights, 1387-6031 ; volume 12

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asylum, Right of--Africa.

Asylum, Right of.

Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc--Africa.

Refugees.

Human rights--Africa.

Human rights.

Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.

Africa.

Civil rights--Africa.

Civil rights.

African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (1981 June 27).

African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.

Physical Description:

xvii, 283 pages; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff, 2013.

Summary:

The use of international human rights machinery to protect refugees has acquired an important dimension in recent years. This is true of both the United Nations treaty body system and the African, European and Inter-American regional systems of human rights. The result is a dynamic international invigoration of traditional refugee law that, in contradistinction, tends to be applied at the level of national courts and tribunals. Yet the precise role of human rights in the protection of refugees is sometimes viewed with suspicion and uncertainty. This commentary provides a valuable insight into the use of human rights in the protection of refugees through the prism of the African Human Rights System. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction

Background

The applicable legal framework

The African Charter and the protection of refugees

Access to justice : the right of asylum seekers and refugees to lodge individual complaints

Protection techniques

Case studies

Appendix I. African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights

Appendix II. Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights

Appendix III. Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, 9th June 1998 AU Doc. AU/LEG/EXP/AFCHPR/PROT (III)

Appendix IV. Protocol on the Statute of the Statute of the African Court of Justice and Human Rights

Appendix V. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees 189 U.N.T.S. 150, Entered into Force April 22,1954

Appendix VI. Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees

Appendix VII. Final Rules Of Court For Publication After Harmonization

Appendix VIII. Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, Adopted by the 2nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union, Maputo, July u-August 13,2003. Entry into Force 25th November 2005

Appendix IX. International Conference on the Great Lakes Region/Protocol on the Property Rights of Returning Persons

Appendix X. Conclusions and Recommendations of the Consultative Meeting Between the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Appendix XI. The Addis Ababa Document on Refugees and Forced Population Displacements in Africa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004163416

9004163417

9789004228610

9004228616

OCLC:

758393925