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Access to Asylum: International Refugee Law and the Globalisation of Migration Control
Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen
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Description for Access to Asylum: International Refugee Law and the Globalisation of Migration Control
Hardcover. A systematic analysis of extraterritorial obligations and state responsibility for private actors under international refugee law. Series: Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law. Num Pages: 310 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFD; LBBS; LNDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 618.
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 man border crossings. In this volume Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen examines the impact of these new practices for refugees' access to asylum. A systematic analysis is provided of the reach and limits of international refugee law when migration ... Read more
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 man border crossings. In this volume Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen examines the impact of these new practices for refugees' access to asylum. A systematic analysis is provided of the reach and limits of international refugee law when migration ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
Number of Pages
310
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107003477
SKU
V9781107003477
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About Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen
Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen is a research fellow at the Danish Institute of Human Rights and External Lecturer at the University of Copenhagen, where he teaches international refugee law. He is also an associated legal expert to the European Council for Refugees and Exiles, a former policy analyst with the Danish Refugee Council and a regular consultant to a number of international ... Read more
Reviews for Access to Asylum: International Refugee Law and the Globalisation of Migration Control
'The book gives anybody interested in, or working with, these issues a solid basis for refuting claims of non-applicability of international obligations of states in these situations and does so without departing from sound legal research and findings … This book is most certainly a valuable tool for academics, practitioners and students alike.' Kristina Touzenis, International Journal of Refugee Law ... Read more