Asylum policy in Australia: Between resettlement and deterrence
At a Glance
15-10-2015
Australia has established an asylum policy which has proved highly effective in deterring irregular migrants, but has attracted much criticism from human rights organisations. Its main drivers have been mandatory detention and offshore processing of asylum-seekers.
At a Glance
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- Asia and Oceania
- Australia
- bilateral agreement
- border control
- criminal law
- economic geography
- GEOGRAPHY
- human rights
- international affairs
- international law
- international law - national law
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- LAW
- migration
- migration control
- political asylum
- political geography
- political refugee
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- removal
- rights and freedoms
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS