Rethinking asylum : history, purpose, and limits / Matthew E. Price.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Price, Matthew E., 1975- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asylum, Right of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 279 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people apply for asylum in Europe, North America, and Australia. Some fear political persecution and genocide; some are escaping civil war or environmental catastrophe; others flee poverty, crime, or domestic violence. Who should qualify for asylum? Traditionally, asylum has been reserved for the targets of government persecution, but many believe that its scope should be widened to protect others exposed to serious harm. Matthew Price argues for retaining asylum's focus on persecution - even as other types of refugee aid are expanded - and offers a framework for deciding what constitutes persecution. Asylum, he argues, not only protects refugees but also expresses political values by condemning states for mistreating those refugees. Price's argument explains not only why asylum remains politically relevant and valuable, but also why states should dismantle many of the barriers they have erected against asylum seekers over the last fifteen years.

Contents:

Recovering asylum's political roots

Promoting political values through asylum

What is "persecution"?

Persecution by private parties

Asylum, temporary protection, and the refugee policy toolkit

Restrictions on access to asylum.

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-269) and index.

ISBN:

0-511-73896-X

1-107-19959-X

0-521-70747-1

0-511-64673-9

1-282-39114-3

9786612391149

0-511-65081-7

0-511-53930-4

0-511-53847-2

0-511-54014-0

OCLC:

609840638