Due to a number of factors ranging from economic, asylum, leisure etc. coupled with technological advancements, moving globally from point A to B has been made easier. Movement across boarders however has legal implications depending on the basis of the movement. Persons moving from point A to point B ought to have good reason for them to be granted entry into the receiving state. This module examines the laws that regulate the movements of people from one country to another. It looks at immigration ordinarily that is, not founded on fear of persecution in the country of origin to immigration based on well-founded fear of persecution that is, immigration for purposes of seeking asylum in the host state. The module explains what immigration is and the different forms there are. It examines the factors that cause immigration and what obligation the host states have towards immigrants. The module examines who an asylum seeker/refugee is.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of this module are:

• To explain what immigration and refugee law is
• To identify and explain what the sources of immigration and refugee law are in Zambia
• To explain who an immigrant and refugee is
• To examine the law regulating migration from one country to another
• To examine the legal obligations placed on host states towards immigrants.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of this module you should be able to:

• Know and explain what immigration and refugee law is
• Identify and explain what the sources of immigration and refugee law are in Zambia
• Know and explain who an immigrant and refugee is
• Know and apply the law regulating migration from country to country
• Know and explain the legal obligations placed on host states towards migrants  

UNIT 1 – IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE LAW: AN INTRODUCTION

UNIT 2 – IMMIGRATION

UNIT 3 – INFORMAL MIGRATION

UNIT 4 – REFUGEE LAW

 

RECOMMENDED READING:

Vedsted-Hansen Jens. (2015). The Refugee Law Reader: Cases, Documents and Materials. Budapest: Hungarian Helsinki Committee

Chirwa J. (2020). A Concise Manual of Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship in Zambia. Juta Publication