Refugees, asylum seekers and the rule of law : comparative perspectives / edited by Susan Kneebone.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kneebone, Susan, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asylum, Right of.

Refugees--Legal status, laws, etc.

Refugees.

Rule of law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 341 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Refugees, Asylum Seekers & the Rule of Law

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Contributors to this volume examine how the legislative, executive and administrative arms of government have responded to issues concerning the rights and status of refugees and asylum seekers in five common law jurisdictions: the UK, Australia, Canada, the USA and New Zealand. Who and what determines the legislative agenda in this context? Is the legislative agenda driven by the legislators or by the executive? Where does the 'community' fit into this picture? Together the essays explain the international context for the responses of the jurisdictions, evaluate the responses from a human rights perspective and assess the integrity and coherency of legal responses as shown by their impact on the rule of law.

Contents:

The rule of law and the role of law : refugees and asylum seekers / Susan Kneebone

Asylum and the rule of law in Canada : hearing the other (side) / Audrey Macklin

Refugees, asylum, and the rule of law in the USA / Stephen H. Legomsky

The Australian story : asylum seekers outside the law / Susan Kneebone

The intersection between the international, the regional, and the domestic : seeking asylum in the UK / Maria O. Sullivan

Conclusions on the rule of law / Susan Kneebone.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-328) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-20120-9

1-282-10407-1

9786612104077

0-511-51763-7

0-511-51812-9

0-511-51584-7

0-511-51458-1

0-511-51712-2

OCLC:

371197501