Advancing refugee protection in South Africa.9781845451097 Advancing refugee protection in South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. . Ed. by Jeff Handmaker et al. Berghahn Books 2008 336 pages $90.00 Hardcover Human rights in context; v.2 HV640 Eleven chapters address the relatively new topic of the development and implementation of refugee protection policy in South Africa (relatively new because the Refugees Act only came into force as of 2000). Handmaker (Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, the Hague, The (hāg), Du. 's Gravenhage or Den Haag, Fr. La Haye, city (1994 pop. 445,279), administrative and governmental seat of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, capital of South Holland prov., W Netherlands, on the North Sea. Netherlands), Hunt (U. of Cape Town Cape Town or Capetown, city (1991 pop. 854,616), legislative capital of South Africa and capital of Western Cape, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It was the capital of Cape Province before that province's subdivision in 1994. , South Africa), and Klaaren (law, U. of Witwatersrand, South Africa) first present chapters detailing the development of policy by discussing the political debates over refugee policy in South Africa, connections between refugee and migration policy, the legislative history of the Refugees Act, and the institutional model of refugee status determination. Policy implementation is explored in chapters that look at court challenges to the implementation of asylum procedure, the project to build departmental capacity for processing asylum applications, and current treatment of urban-based Angolan refugees in South Africa and the prospects for their repatriation Repatriation The process of converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country. Notes: If you are American, converting British Pounds back to U.S. dollars is an example of repatriation. . The remaining papers come in a section on special issues and include discussion of the confinement con·fine·ment n. 1. The act of restricting or the state of being restricted in movement. 2. Lying-in. confinement of asylum-seekers in reception centers, policy towards refugee children (particularly unaccompanied un·ac·com·pa·nied adj. 1. Going or acting without companions or a companion: unaccompanied children on a flight. 2. Music Performed or scored without accompaniment. minors), gender guidelines for status determination officials, and health and welfare policies for refugees and asylum-seekers. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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