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UNIVERSITY OF LUSAKA

SCHOOL OF LAW

CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION ANDREFUGEE LAW L 290 COURSE OUTLINE

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(n successful completion of this course students will be able to:)

*i+ To understand the scope of !itizenship Immigration and Refugee

law and International human rights treaties in protecting the

migrants and refugees.

*ii+ ,emonstrate a clear understanding of di-erences between citizens

refugees stateless persons asylum see$ers and other migrants

*iii+ ,emonstrate familiarity with immigration law practice and

procedure in ambia.

*iv+ ,emonstrate practical s$ills in the procedure of obtaining various

permits to reside legally in ambia.

*v+ ,emonstrate the s$ills in advising on issues of deportation illegal

entry and removal.

*vi+ ,emonstrate on understanding of the law relating to immigration

appeals and judicial review process.

*vii+ ,emonstrate on understanding of the Refugee status in #frica.

*viii+ ,emonstrate familiarity of the role of %&'!R.

*ix+ ,emonstrate and understanding of the International regime of

Refugee law.

*x+ ,emonstrate an understanding of refugee protection under national

and international treaties.

(. COURSE CONTENT

The Topics to be covered:

PART A) CITIZENSHIP LAW

*i+ !itizenship in general

*ii+ !itizen/s Rights and Responsibilities

*iii+ !hanges and challenges to citizenship

*iv+ !itizenship in practice in ambia

*v+ Loss of citizenship in ambia

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*vi+ ,eprivation of citizenship in ambia

*vii+ Renunciation of citizenship

*viii+ 0tateless 1ersons

*ix+ ,ual citizenship as a new phenomena in ambia

*x+ 0alient features and o-ences in the !itizenship #ct !hapter 234

of the Laws of ambia.

*xi+ !ases dealt by the ambian courts on citizenship

PART *) IMMIGRATION LAW

*i+ Introduction and bac$ground to ambia Immigration and nationality

laws.

*ii+ Regulating persons entering and leaving the ambian borders.

*iii+ The Immigration o5ce as an administrative institution regulating

migration re6uirements.

*iv+ 1owers of the ,irector 7eneral of Immigration and the other o5cers

at the Immigration o5ce.

*v+ !ategorization of permits

*vi+ ,eportation illegal entry and removal

*vii+ (ther o-ences such as issuing and facilitating a prohibited

immigrant.

*viii+ ,etention bail and immigration appeals procedure.

*ix+ The nature and extent of irregular migration and 'uman tra5c$ing

in ambia.

*x+ (verview of irregular migration and human tra5c$ing in ambia

*xi+ 8hat has been the response to the problem irregular migration and

human tra5c$ing in ambia.

*xii+ #n overview and salient features in the Immigration and

,eportation #ct &o 29 of 32

PART C) REFUGEE LAW

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*i+ Refugee Law historical development of the international legal

regime.

*ii+ Legal Definitions of a Refugee from UN Convention and African Convention

*iii+ %nderstanding the concepts of migrants immigrants internally

displaced persons and refugees.

*iv+ Procedures for Determining Refugee Status

*v+

The Institutions and processes under %&'!'R

*vi+ Refugee law and other forms of international instruments of

protection

*vii+ %nderstanding minimum standards of protection and return policies

*control+.

*viii+ !essation clause and it e-ect on refugees

*ix+ Finding Durable Solutions for Refuges (Local Integration, Reatriation, and

Resettlement

*x+ 0alient features in the Refugees controls #ct !hapter 23

*xi+ 1roposed law Reform to Refugee law in ambia to meet

international ;est 1ractices

+. ASSESSMENT STRATEGY

#ssessment is in two sections both of which must be written and passed.

S!$%&o, 1

0tudents will be re6uired to submit on or before the due dates one typed

assignment and write a moc$ examination. The total mar$s for the

continuous assessment shall be ar$s i.e 3= for the assignment

and 3= for the moc$ examination.

0tudents will be re6uired to show ability to search and write a detailed

explanation of the law involve which should include a critical analysis of

case law.

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S!$%&o, 2

This part of the assessment will consist of a "nal examination paper of

three hours duration. The examination paper will comprise six detailed

factual sceneries as 6uestions of e6ual weighting.

The mar$s for "nal examination shall be 4=. 0tudents are reminded to

study in details the topics presented in this outline from other

recommended sources.