Tampering with asylum : a universal humanitarian problem /

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Author / Creator:Brennan, Frank, 1954-
Imprint:St Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2003.
Description:xviii, 234 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5173946
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ISBN:0702234168
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [217]-228) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Acronyms
  • Introduction
  • 1. The 1951 Convention on Refugees and the moral complexities of today
  • 2. Four waves, Tampa and a firebreak
  • 3. Border control
  • 4. Reception and detention of unauthorised asylum seekers in Australia
  • 5. Reception and detention in Europe and the United States
  • 6. Courts and the adjudication of asylum claims
  • 7. Refugee and humanitarian status
  • 8. A warm-hearted, decent international citizen once again
  • Notes
  • Index