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Unfolding Africa’s Impact on the Development of International Refugee Law

Arapiles, Sara LU (2021) In Journal of African Law 65(S1). p.9-33
Abstract
This article traces the contributions of African states to the development of international refugee law and explores the role African human rights supervisory bodies have played in the interpretation and application of this field of law. While Africa's contributions to international refugee law are often overlooked, this article sets out to identify Africa's involvement in the drafting process of the UN Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol. It also explores the legal framework for refugees in Africa, in particular the OAU Refugee Convention and the Bangkok Principles on Status and Treatment of Refugees, and the extent to which these two instruments have enriched international refugee law. The article argues that some of their... (More)
This article traces the contributions of African states to the development of international refugee law and explores the role African human rights supervisory bodies have played in the interpretation and application of this field of law. While Africa's contributions to international refugee law are often overlooked, this article sets out to identify Africa's involvement in the drafting process of the UN Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol. It also explores the legal framework for refugees in Africa, in particular the OAU Refugee Convention and the Bangkok Principles on Status and Treatment of Refugees, and the extent to which these two instruments have enriched international refugee law. The article argues that some of their provisions may provide evidence of customary rules of international law. Lastly, it examines some of the authoritative pronouncements made by African human rights supervisory bodies, in so far as they adopt a progressive approach to interpreting the rights of refugees and asylum-seekers. (Less)
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Refugee Definition, 1951 Refugee Convention, 1969 OAU Convention, Bangkok Principles, African human rights system, African states, Mänskliga rättigheter
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Journal of African Law
volume
65
issue
S1
pages
24 pages
publisher
Cambridge University Press
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  • scopus:85102951692
ISSN
1464-3731
DOI
10.1017/S0021855321000036
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English
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  title        = {{Unfolding Africa’s Impact on the Development of International Refugee Law}},
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