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Access to justice by refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa

Premised on the fact that access to justice is essential, if rights are to be actually enjoyed, this thesis set out to examine the extent to which refugees and asylum seekers are able to access justice in South Africa, both for the enforcement of their rights and to settle disputes or other interest...

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Main Author: Okpechi, Abiola
Other Authors: Chirwa, Danwood Mzikenge
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Public Law 2015
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description Premised on the fact that access to justice is essential, if rights are to be actually enjoyed, this thesis set out to examine the extent to which refugees and asylum seekers are able to access justice in South Africa, both for the enforcement of their rights and to settle disputes or other interests at law. In doing this, the thesis examines the obligations that South Africa owes to refugees and asylum seekers on access to justice, and how it gives effect to those obligations.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/11218 Access to justice by refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa Okpechi, Abiola Chirwa, Danwood Mzikenge Burman, S Public Law Premised on the fact that access to justice is essential, if rights are to be actually enjoyed, this thesis set out to examine the extent to which refugees and asylum seekers are able to access justice in South Africa, both for the enforcement of their rights and to settle disputes or other interests at law. In doing this, the thesis examines the obligations that South Africa owes to refugees and asylum seekers on access to justice, and how it gives effect to those obligations. 2015-01-03T18:30:04Z 2015-01-03T18:30:04Z 2011 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11218 eng application/pdf Department of Public Law Faculty of Law University of Cape Town
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title Access to justice by refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa
title_full Access to justice by refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa
title_fullStr Access to justice by refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa
title_full_unstemmed Access to justice by refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa
title_short Access to justice by refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa
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