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Asylum And Voluntary Repatriation Applied To The Sub-Saharan African Legal Context: Are They Two Viable Solutions For Refugees?," , Cristiano D'Orsi
Asylum And Voluntary Repatriation Applied To The Sub-Saharan African Legal Context: Are They Two Viable Solutions For Refugees?," , Cristiano D'Orsi
Cristiano d'orsi
This article deals with two aspects bound to the legal conditions of refugees in the African continent, namely asylum and voluntary repatriation. The first is considered like the “traditional” solution for people, either individuals or groups, obliged to flee from their own countries. On the contrary, the second is the solution traditionally invoked as the preferable one either by States or by institutions, like the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees , to put an end to the precarious condition of refugees. In this work, we will also examine the principle of non-refoulement, cornerstone of the legal protection of refugees …