Refuge Lost: Asylum Law in an Interdependent World
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| Anteprima |
As
Europe deals with a so-called 'refugee crisis', Australia's harsh
border control policies have been suggested as a possible model for
Europe to copy. Key measures of this system such as long-term mandatory
detention, intercepting and turning boats around at sea, and the
extraterritorial processing of asylum claims were actually used in the
United States long before they were adopted in Australia. The book
examines the process through which these policies spread between the
United States and Australia and the way the courts in each jurisdiction
have dealt with the measures. Daniel Ghezelbash's innovative
interdisciplinary analysis shows how policies and practices that 'work'
in one country might not work in another. This timely book is a
must-read for those interested in preserving the institution of asylum
in a volatile international and domestic political climate.
