@techreport{Ozkul, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Ozkul, Derya}, title = {Refugee Recognition Regime Country Profile: Lebanon}, edition = {No. 03}, doi = {10.48462/opus4-5006}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-50060}, pages = {100}, abstract = {Lebanon is one of the most important countries to understand the dynamics of the refugee recognition regime. It has received a large number of displaced people, and since the arrival of Syrians, it has been the highest per capita refugee-hosting country in the world. It is, therefore, crucial to understand how displaced persons are received, how their asylum applications are assessed, and how their protection needs are met in the country. This report describes Lebanon's refugee recognition regime and assesses UNHCR's quality of recognition process and the quality of protection for asylum seekers and refugees. It provides an overview of existing legislation and brings together original insights from legal aid organisations, UNHCR staff, and asylum seekers and refugees. The report, outlined in seven sections, first gives an overview of the existing literature and then explains the methods.}, language = {en} } @techreport{Nalule, type = {Working Paper}, author = {Nalule, Caroline}, title = {Refugee Recognition Regime Country Profile: South Africa}, edition = {No. 02}, doi = {10.48462/opus4-5010}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:b1570-opus4-50106}, pages = {53}, abstract = {This report examines South Africa's refugee recognition regime which is typified by an individualised refugee status determination (RSD) system that sets it quite apart from other major refugee-hosting countries in Africa, whose major mode of refugee recognition is group-based. The report focuses on a twenty-year period (1998-2018) highlighting the various areas of contestation within the refugee protection space and South Africa's adherence to its obligations, under both domestic and international law. Although extensive work has been carried out regarding the quality of RSD process in South Africa, gaps are still evident with respect to the refugee recognition institutions and their relational dynamics and how this impacts the refugee recognition regime and refugee protection generally. The report is based on desk research and original fieldwork in South Africa among various elites working in the refugee protection area as well as refugees and asylum seekers in South Africa drawn from three nationalities: Somalis, Ethiopians and Congolese from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).}, language = {en} }