Whatever Happened to Asylum in Britain? : : A Tale of Two Walls /

Whatever Happened to Asylum in Britain? : : A Tale of Two Walls / / Louise Pirouet.

Refugees and asylum-seekers are high up on many people's political agenda. Even so, there is a remarkable lack of information. Who are these asylum-seekers? Aren't they almost all "bogus"? How do western immigration authorities decide whether or not they are genuine? Is the UN co...

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Pirouet, Louise,
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Pirouet, Louise,
Place / Publishing House:New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2001]
©2001
Year of Publication:2001
Language:English
Series:Forced Migration ; 9
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Foreword
  • Introduction. A matter of National Pride
  • Chapter 1. Setting the Scene
  • Chapter 2. The Tamils and the 1987 Watershed
  • Chapter 3. Making Decisions
  • Chapter 4. A Right of Appeal
  • Chapter 5. Without Charge or Trial
  • Chapter 6. Protecting Women and Children
  • Chapter 7. Building Walls Round Fortress Europe
  • Chapter 8. Keeping Them Out: A Wall Round the UK
  • Chapter 9. Supporting Asylum Seekers
  • Chapter 10. Afterword: What of the Future?
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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