Access to asylum [electronic resource] : international refugee law and the globalisation of migration control / Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen.
2011
K3268.3 .G36 2011
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Title
Access to asylum [electronic resource] : international refugee law and the globalisation of migration control / Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen.
Author
Gammeltoft-Hansen, Thomas.
ISBN
9781107003477
9781139008020 (electronic book)
9781139008020 (electronic book)
Imprint
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2011.
Language
English
Description
xix, 284 p.
Call Number
K3268.3 .G36 2011
Dewey Decimal Classification
342.08/3
Summary
"Is there still a right to seek asylum in a globalised world? Migration control has increasingly moved to the high seas or the territory of transit and origin countries, and is now commonly outsourced to private actors. Under threat of financial penalties airlines today reject any passenger not in possession of a valid visa, and private contractors are used to run detention centres and operate border crossings. In this volume Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen examines the impact of these new practices on refugees' access to asylum. A systematic analysis is provided of the reach and limits of international refugee law when migration control is carried out extraterritorially or by non-state actors. State practice from around the globe and case law from all the major human rights institutions are discussed. The arguments are further linked to wider debates in the fields of human rights, general international law and political science"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cambridge studies in international and comparative law.
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Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction; 2. The refugee and the globalisation of migration control; 3. Refugee protection and the reach of the non-refoulement principle; 4. Offshore migration control and extraterritorial jurisdiction; 5. The privatisation of migration control and state responsibility; 6. The institutional reach of refugee protection; 7. Conclusion.