Migration and Refugee Law

Principles and Practice in Australia

Mirko Bagaric author Kim Boyd author Penny Dimopoulos author John Vrachnas author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:10th Mar '05

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This book provides an overview of the legal principles governing the entry of people into Australia.

Provides an overview of the legal principles governing the entry of people into Australia. As well as dealing with migration and refugee law today, the book analyses the policy and moral considerations underpinning this area of law.Migration and refugee law and policy is fundamentally concerned with the choices that we as a nation make regarding the people that we want to allow into our community and share our resources. Migration and Refugee Law: Principles and Practices in Australia provides an overview of the legal principles governing the entry of people into Australia. As well as dealing with migration and refugee law today, the book analyses the policy and moral considerations underpinning this area of law. This is especially so in relation to refugee law, which is one of the most divisive social issues of our time. The book suggests proposals for change and how this area of law can be made more coherent and principled. This book is written for all people who have an interest in migration and refugee law, including judicial officers, migration agents and lawyers, and students.

"...will be a welcome addition to the readings for a wide variety of courses on Australian law and on migration law in general." - The Law and Politics Book Review, Samuel S. Stanton, Jr. , University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

ISBN: 9780521618083

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 23mm

Weight: 530g

362 pages