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Rough Justice: Inside the British Asylum System.
- Source :
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Refuge (0229-5113): Canada's Journal on Refugees / Revue Canadienne sur les Réfugiés . Fall2010/2011, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p122-132. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- This paper constitutes a detailed analysis and critique of the British asylum system from 1997 until the present day. It covers all the clearly defined areas of go vernment policy, including funding, detention, deportation, human rights, European Union obligations, and asylum welfare. It also addresses the role of the judiciary and cites many of the landmark legal cases that have had a major impact on the sector. In providing a comprehensive overview of asylum and immigration that spans the entire period of the Labour government and the firstfew months of the new Coalition's tenure, the author aims to show that an often illiberal UK asylum policy is largely governed by principles of deterrent and political expediency. Only an enlightened House of Lords, now the Supreme Court, has served as a bulwark for justice and mitigated the effect of draconian government policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *RIGHT of asylum
*HUMAN rights
*DEPORTATION
*IMMIGRATION law
*CONCENTRATION camps
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02295113
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Refuge (0229-5113): Canada's Journal on Refugees / Revue Canadienne sur les Réfugiés
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 72636322