| Refugees, Asylum Seekers and the Rule of Law: Comparative Perspectives Contributor(s): Kneebone, Susan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521889359 ISBN-13: 9780521889353 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $123.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2009 Annotation: An assessment of the impact of asylum on the integrity of the rule of law in five common law jurisdictions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Emigration & Immigration - Law | International - Law | Comparative |
| Dewey: 342.083 |
| LCCN: 2009002691 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (1.55 lbs) 318 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Cultural Region - Australian - Cultural Region - Oceania - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kneebone, Susan: - Dr Susan Kneebone is a Professor of Law and Deputy Director of the Castan Centre for Human Rights Law at the Faculty of Law, Monash University, Victoria, Australia. |