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Law Of Refugees And Internally Displaced Persons Question Paper

Law Of Refugees And Internally Displaced Persons

Course:Bachelor Of Laws

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2013

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2012/2013
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF LAWS
LIL 406: LAW OF REFUGEES AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS
DATE: Monday 22nd April, 2013 TIME: 12.00p.m- 2.00 p.m.
SECTION A: 30 MARKS
QUESTION 1: Compulsory- 30 marks
Owing to the political uprisings in Somalia, Ibrahim, a Somali man, in 2010, fled to Kenya to seek asylum. After settling in Kenya, he applied for Kenyan citizenship and it was granted. Ibrahim started conducting business and after his business started flourishing, he wanted to bring his wife, Kadiatou and his two teenage daughters from Somalia into Kenya. However, the Kenyan authorities have refused the entry of his family to Kenya alleging that Ibrahim has been associating with som Kenyan citizens who would like to overthrow the Kenyan government.
As an expert in the Law of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons, what legal advice would you give to Ibrahim? (30 marks)
SECTION B: 40 MARKS (20 MARKSEACH)
Answer any two of the following questions:
QUESTION 2
Analyse the working of the UN Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (1951) and its 1967 Protocal relating to the status of refugees. (20 marks)
QUESTION 3
Assess the impact of Kenya’s current statutory framework on the plight of refugees in this country. (20 marks)
QUESTION 4
With due regard to respective sub-regional treaties, discuss the status, rights and duties of internally displaced persons in:
a. East Africa (10 marks)
b. The Great Lakes Region (10 marks)
QUESTION 5
“The world’s legislative mechanisms do not sufficiently address the rights and duties of Palestinian and Somali refugees”. To what extent do you agree with this statement? Provide reasons for your answer. (20 marks)
QUESTION 6
To what extent has the OAU Convention governing the specific aspects of refugee problems in Africa (1969) resolved the problems which refugees face in Africa? (20 marks)
QUESTION 7
Assess the legal regimes which regulate refugees issues in ANY TWO of the following places:
a. The SADC region (10 marks)
b. The USA (10 marks)
c. Europe (10 marks)
d. Asia (10 marks)

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