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Title Realising socio-economic rights of refugees and asylum seekers in Africa our lives matter / Ebenezer Durojaye, Robert Doya Nanima, Abiola Idowu-Ojo, Gladys Mirugi-Mukundi, editors
Published Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023

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Description 1 online resource
Series Politics of Citizenship and Migration
Politics of citizenship and migration.
Contents Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Chapter 1: Socio-Economic Rights for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Under International Law -- 1 Framework and Approach of This Book -- 2 Comparison with Other Books -- 3 Chapters in the Book -- 3.1 Part I: General Principles on Refugees and Asylum Seekers -- 3.2 Part II: Mechanism for the Protection of the Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers -- 3.3 Part III: Country Case Studies -- Bibliography -- Books -- Journal Articles -- Case Law -- Papers/Reports -- ACHPR -- AU Documents -- UN Documents
Internet Sources -- Chapter 2: The Relevance of and Challenges in the Enjoyment of Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Relevance of Addressing the Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in International Law -- 2.1 Indivisibility of Rights -- 2.2 Enhancing Deliberate Protection of Refugees and Asylum Seekers -- 2.3 Need for Measurement of Actual Protection of Socio-Economic Rights -- 2.4 Need for Evaluation of African Solutions to African Problems -- 3 Challenges to the Realisation of SERs of Refugees in Africa
3.1 Lack of Universal Consensus on the Immediate Realisation of SERs -- 3.2 Situational, Geographical and Administrative Challenges -- 4 Towards a Balancing of Rights Between Citizens and Non-citizens -- 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Books -- Chapters in Books -- Journal Articles -- Cases -- AU and African Committee Documents -- UN Documents -- Internet Sources -- Chapter 3: The Right of Access to Social Protection for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa in the Covid-19 Era -- 1 Introduction
2 Key International and Regional Norms for the Right of Access to Social Protection for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa -- 2.1 International and Regional Standards -- 2.1.1 UN 1951 Refugee Convention -- 2.1.2 Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Convention -- 2.1.3 Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) -- 2.1.4 Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention -- 2.1.5 ILO's Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 -- 2.2 Key Regional Instruments -- 3 When and How Are Socio-Economic Rights, Such as the Right of Access to Social Protection, Realised?
4 Realising the Right of Access to Social Protection for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the Covid-19 Era: Selected Country Case Studies -- 4.1 Uganda -- 4.2 Ethiopia -- 4.3 South Africa -- 5 Barriers to the Effective Realisation of the Right of Access to Social Protection for Refugees and Asylum Seekers -- 5.1 Insufficient Social Protection Coverage and Resource Constraints -- 5.2 Administrative Delays -- 5.3 Inefficiency and Corruption -- 5.4 Failure to Formalise the National Asylum System
Summary This book examines the socio-economic rights challenges of refugees and asylum seekers in Africa. It seeks to fill a major gap in the literature by providing a nuanced discussion of the barriers to the realisation of the socio-economic rights of refugees and asylum seekers in Africa. It equally aims to provide some concrete recommendations to African governments towards the realisation of the socio-economic rights of refugees and asylum seekers. With the aid of lessons from selected African countries, this book highlights the gaps, challenges and good practices regarding the realisation of the socio-economic rights of refugees and asylum seekers in the region. The book will be useful to researchers, students, academicians, policymakers, and international organisations or institutions interested in advancing the rights of refugees and asylum seekers. Ebenezer Durojaye is Professor and Head of the Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. His areas of research include human rights, socio-economic rights, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender, and constitutionalism. Robert Doya Nanima is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Criminal Justice and Procedures, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. He is a member of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. Abiola Idowu-Ojo is Senior Legal Officer with the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR), Banjul, The Gambia. She has a long experience in human rights research and practice, both within the ACHPR/African Union and as an independent expert. Gladys Mirugi-Mukundi is Researcher with the Socio-Economic Rights Project at the Dullah Omar Institute, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. She has a long experience in research, advocacy and teaching in the field of socio-economic rights
Notes Includes index
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Subject Social rights -- Africa
Refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Africa
Political refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Africa
Political refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Social rights.
Africa.
Form Electronic book
Author Durojaye, Ebenezer
Nanima, Robert Doya
Idowu-Ojo, Abiola
Mirugi-Mukundi, Gladys
ISBN 9783031165481
3031165489