Title

Offshore Processing of Asylum Seekers: The Search for Legitimate Parameters

Authors

Sam Blay, University of Technology, SydneyFollow
Jennifer Burn, University of Technology, SydneyFollow
Patrick Keyzer, Bond UniversityFollow

Date of this Version

1-1-2007

Document Type

Book

Publication Details

Citation only

Blay, S., Burn, J., & Keyzer, P. (Eds.). (2007). Offshore Processing of Asylum Seekers: The Search for Legitimate Parameters. Ultimo, New South Wales: Halstead Press

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© Copyright Faculty of Law, University of Technology, Sydney, 2007

ISBN

9781920831608

Abstract

Description

Australia is a signatory to a number of international agreements providing for the reception and protection of refugees. The "Pacific Solution", which involved the offshore interception and processing of asylum seekers, represented a significant departure form the norms of international law. The contributors to this volume investigate and highlight the parameters for the restriction of the inflow of claimants to refugee status