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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462481403321

Titolo

Asylum seekers and immigration detention [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Justin Healey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thirroul, N.S.W., : Spinney Press, 2013

ISBN

1-922084-04-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (60 pages) : colour illustrations

Collana

Issues in society ; ; v. 353

Altri autori (Persone)

HealeyJustin

Disciplina

325.210994

Soggetti

Political refugees - Australia

Detention of persons - Australia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Australia's obligations to asylum seekers -- Chapter 2. Immigration detention in Australia -- Chapter 3. Offshore processing policy debate.

Sommario/riassunto

The record rate of unauthorised and unsafe boat arrivals on Australian shores has further fuelled the longstanding asylum seeker debate and prompted the federal government to seek an effective solution to a seemingly intractable border control problem. The government's recent policy backdown which resulted in the reintroduction of offshore processing for asylum seekers while at the same increasing the annual refugee intake, has drawn both praise and condemnation. Should Australia 'turn back the boats' of the so-called 'queue jumpers' to deter the unsafe and unscrupulous practices of people smugglers? Should Australia maintain offshore processing in other countries such as Nauru and Papua New Guinea (Manus Island), or process asylum seekers onshore in Australia? What are Australia's obligations to asylum seekers under the Refugee Convention and under its own laws? Is the practice of prolonged mandatory detention adding further trauma to the lives of people who may have already fled from desperate situations in their homelands?