Realising Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa : Our Lives Matter / / edited by Ebenezer Durojaye [and three others]

• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , [2023]; ©2023
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (418 pages)
• Disciplina: 341.486
• Soggetto topico: Political refugees - Legal status, laws, etc - Africa; Refugees - Legal status, laws, etc - Africa; Social rights - Africa
• Persona (resp. second.): DurojayeEbenezer
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- 6 Recommendations and Opportunities to Overcome the Barriers to Realising the Right of Access to Social Protection for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Across Africa -- 7 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Books -- Journal Articles -- Papers/Reports -- Case Law -- Legislation -- AU Documents -- UN Documents -- Internet Reports -- Internet Sources -- Chapter 4: Human Dignity and the Realisation of Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees in Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Human Dignity and Its African Context -- 2.1 Philosophical Understanding of Human Dignity -- 2.2 African Context of Human Dignity -- 3 Socio-Economic Rights for Refugees and Asylum Seekers -- 4 Challenges in the Realisation of Socio-Economic Rights -- 4.1 Threats to National Security -- 4.2 Treatment of Refugees as Economic Migrants -- 4.3 Wide Definition of the Term 'Refugee' -- 4.4 Politically Based Xenophobic Behaviours -- 4.5 The Theory of Social Contract. ; 4.6 Implications of the Exclusion from Political Rights -- 4.7 Claims for Equality in Rights and Dignity Through Protests -- 4.8 Justifications for Refugee Camps -- 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Books -- Chapters in Books -- Journal Articles -- Theses and Dissertations -- AU Documents -- UN Documents -- Reports/Papers -- South African Case Law -- Foreign Case Law -- Internet Sources -- Chapter 5: The Role of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights in Promoting the Socio-Economic Rights of Migrants -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lived Experiences of Refugees and Asylum Seekers -- 3 The Right to Rights: Socio-Economic Rights of RAS -- 4 Constraints to the Advancement of Socio-Economic Rights -- 4.1 Exhaustion of Domestic Remedies (EDRs) -- 4.2 Limited Jurisdiction of the African Court -- 4.3 Limitation Clause Under Article 34(6) of the Court Protocol -- 4.4 Criticism Against the African Commission's Indirect Access to the African Court -- 4.5 Exclusion of the African Children's Committee from Accessing the African Court -- 4.6 Long Delays in Finalising Communications -- 4.7 Slow Ratification of the Protocol on the African Court of Justice and Human Rights (ACJHR) -- 4.8 The Paucity of Socio-Economic Rights Cases Before the African Court -- 4.9 Lack of Autonomy of the African Court -- 4.10 Non-Compliance by States -- 5 Recommendations -- 5.1 Expanding on Existing Socio-Economic Jurisprudence -- 5.2 Awareness Creation -- 5.3 Education Around the African Court's Procedural Requirements -- 5.4 Tapping into the Role of the Special Rapporteur on Refugees, Asylum Seekers, Internally Displaced Persons and Migrants in Africa -- 5.5 Ordering Provisional Measures Before Considering the Admissibility of the Application -- 5.6 Handing Down Modest (Socio-Economic) Decisions -- 5.7 Increasing Ratification of the Court's Protocol and Article 34(6) Declarations. ; 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Books -- Chapters in Books -- Journal Articles -- Case Law -- AU Documents -- UN Documents -- Internet Sources -- Chapter 6: Contextualising the Socio-Economic Rights of the Refugee Child: An Evaluation of the Position of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Normative Guidance of the African Children's Charter -- 3 Emerging Jurisprudence -- 3.1 Concluding Observations on States Party Reports -- 3.2 General Comments -- 3.2.1 Use of a Child Rights-Based Approach -- 3.2.2 Use of a Wider Mandate of the Committee -- 3.2.3 Deliberate Thematic Approach to the Content of General Comments -- 3.3 Research by the African Committee of Experts -- 3.4 Communications -- 4 Where to from Here? -- 5 Conclusion and Recommendations -- Bibliography -- Books -- Chapters in Books -- Journal Articles -- Case Law -- Statutes -- ACERWC Documents -- AU Documents -- UN Documents -- Concluding Recommendations -- Internet Sources -- Chapter 7: Transnational African Child Rights Civil Society Architecture: A Cul De Sac Initiative Addressing the Socio-Economic Rights of Child Refugees? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Constructivism, Refugees, and Transnational Child Rights Civil Society -- 2.1 Conceptualising Transnational Civil Society Networks -- 3 Setting the Scene: The Refugee Child in Africa -- 3.1 Socio-Economic Rights Challenges of the Refugee Child -- 3.2 Normative Guidance on the Protection of the Refugee Child -- 3.3 Locating the Place of TCRNs in Addressing Child Refugees' Rights -- 4 Attention to Child Refugees? The Value Proposition of Transnational Networks -- 5 Making the Nexus: Transnational Child Rights Networks, Sustainability, and Socio-Economic Rights -- 5.1 Transnational Child Rights Civil Society Architecture -- 5.2 The Question of Sustainability -- 5.3 Engaging SERs -- 6 Conclusion. ; Bibliography -- Books -- Chapters in Books -- Journal Articles -- Case Law -- Papers and Reports -- ACERWC Documents -- AU Documents -- UN Documents -- Internet Sources -- Chapter 8: The Rule of Law and the Principle of Non-Refoulement: An Appraisal of the Human Rights Protection of Refugees in South Africa -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Legal Standard Relating to the Status of Refugees -- 3 South Africa and the Principle of Non-Refoulement -- 3.1 A Brief Overview of the Principle of Non-Refoulement -- 3.2 South Africa Compliance with the Principle of Non-Refoulement -- 4 Relationship Between the Principle of Non-Refoulement and the Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees -- 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- AU Documents -- Books -- Cases -- Journal Articles -- UN Documents -- Internet Sources -- Chapter 9: Maternal Health Rights of Refugee Women in Uganda: Confronting the Multiple Layers of Vulnerability -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Legal Status of Socio-Economic Rights in Uganda and Their Progressive Realisation -- 3 Maternal Health: The International Human Rights Framework -- 4 Maternal Health Rights in Uganda -- 5 The CEHURD Case and Its Instructiveness in Addressing Refugee Women's Vulnerability -- 5.1 The CEHURD Case -- 5.2 The CEHURD Case and Its Implications for Refugee Women's Maternal Health Rights -- 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Books -- Chapters in Books -- Theses and Papers -- Journal Articles -- Case Law -- AU Documents -- UN Documents -- National Laws and Policies -- Internet Sources -- Chapter 10: The Tensions Between National Security and Refugee Protection Within the Context of the Boko Haram Insurgency in the Lake Chad Basin -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Legal Status of Socio-Economic Rights and Their Progressive Realisation Within the Context of Cameroon -- 2.1 The Legal Status of Socio-Economic Rights. ; 2.2 The Progressive Realisation of Socio-Economic Rights.
• Titolo autorizzato: Realising Socio-Economic Rights of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Africa
• ISBN: 3-031-16548-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910755088803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Politics of citizenship and migration.