Adjudication of asylum claims (refugee status determination / asylum procedures) / Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures

July 2020 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

At issue are the reach of the Refugees Act and of the Immigration Act as well as the interplay between these two statutes; the effect of delay on entitlement to apply for refugee status; the operation of the exclusionary provisions of the Refugees Act, particularly section 4(1)(b); and whether this section applies only to crimes committed outside South Africa. Also at issue is the fidelity of the Supreme Court of Appeal to its own judgments and whether in this case commitment to precedent (stare decisis) was breached.

20 December 2018 | Judicial Body: South Africa: Constitutional Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): Deportation / Forcible return - Illegal immigrants / Undocumented migrants - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Serious non-political crime | Countries: Rwanda - South Africa

29 June 2015 | Publisher: National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities | Document type: National Decrees, Circulars, Regulation, Policy Documents

March 2015 | Publisher: UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) | Document type: Country Reports

26 September 2014 | Judicial Body: South Africa: High Court | Document type: Case Law | Topic(s): 1951 Refugee Convention - Administrative law - Appeal / Right to appeal - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Well-founded fear of persecution | Countries: Rwanda - South Africa

30 June 2014 | Publisher: National Legislative Bodies / National Authorities | Document type: National Legislation

September 2013 | Publisher: Refugee Studies Centre | Document type: Thematic Reports

11 October 2011 | Publisher: Reporters Without Borders | Document type: Country News