The ethics and politics of asylum : liberal democracy and the response to refugees /
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| Author / Creator: | Gibney, Matthew J. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (x, 287 pages) |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11814784 |
| Summary: | Asylum has become a highly charged political issue across developed countries, raising a host of difficult ethical and political questions. What responsibilities do the world's richest countries have to refugees arriving at their borders? Are states justified in implementing measures to prevent the arrival of economic migrants if they also block entry for refugees? Is it legitimate to curtail the rights of asylum seekers to maximize the number of refugees receiving protection overall? This book draws upon political and ethical theory and an examination of the experiences of the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and Australia to consider how to respond to the challenges of asylum. In addition to explaining why asylum has emerged as such a key political issue in recent years, it provides a compelling account of how states could move towards implementing morally defensible responses to refugees. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (x, 287 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-278) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780511210563 0511210566 9780521009379 0521009375 9780521804172 0521804175 051121233X 9780511212338 0511214146 9780511214141 0511215932 9780511215933 9780511314926 0511314922 9780511490248 0511490240 1280541547 9781280541544 9786610541546 661054154X |