III.3.1.1 South Africa

Legislation

  1. Refugees Act 130 of 1998
  2. Immigration Act 13 of 2002
  3. The South African Final Constitution of 1996

Cases

A comprehensive case law reader to be found at: http://www.refugeerights.uct.ac.za/legal/case_law_reader

Selected Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) case law

  1. Somali Association of South Africa and others v. Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism, (48/2014) [2014] ZASCA 143, South Africa: Supreme Court of Appeal, 26 September 2014.
  2. Bula and others v. Minister of Home Affairs and others, 2012 (4) SA 560 (SCA).
  3. Arse v. Minister of Home Affairs and others, 2012(4) SA 544 (SCA).
  4. Ersumo v. Minister of Home Affairs and others, 2012 (4) SA 581 (SCA).
  5. Abdi and another v. Minister of Home Affairs and others, 2011(3) SA 37(SCA).
  6. Minister of Home Affairs and Others v. Watchenuka and Another, (010/2003) [2003] ZASCA 142 (28 November 2003), South Africa: Supreme Court of Appeal, 28 November 2003.

Readings

Core

  1. J. Handmaker, L. A. De La Hunt and J. Klaaren (eds), Advancing Refugee Protection in South Africa (New York: Berghahn Books, 2008).

Extended

  1. F. Khan and T. Schreier (eds.), Refugee Law in South Africa, (Cape Town: Juta, 2014).
  2. F. Khan, ‘Reunification of the Refugee Family in South Africa: A Legal Right?’ Refuge, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 77–91.
  3. F. Khan, ‘Interpreting for Refugees: “Where practicable and necessary only?”’ Refuge, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 93-105.
  4. J. De Jager, ‘Addressing Xenophobia in the Equality Courts of South Africa’, Refuge, 2013, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 107- 35.
  5. T. Schreier, ‘Critical Challenges to Protecting Unaccompanied and Separated Foreign Children in the Western Cape: Lessons Learned at the University of Cape Town Refugee Rights Unit’, Refuge, 2013, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 61-75.
  6. R. Amit, ‘No Refuge: Flawed Status Determination and the Failures of South Africa's Refugee System to Provide Protection’, International Journal of Refugee Law, vol. 23, no. 3 (2011), pp. 458-88.
  7. L. A. De La Hunt, ‘Tracking Changes report’, UCT Legal Aid Clinic, University of Cape Town.
  8. L. A. De La Hunt, ‘Refugee Law in South Africa: Making the road of the refugee longer’, US Committee for refugees, World Refugee Survey (2002).

Various working papers can be found at: http://www.refugeerights.uct.ac.za/research/working_papers/