Terrorism and exclusion from refugee status in the UK : : asylum seekers suspected of serious criminality / / by Sarah Singer.

• Superior document: Queen mary studies in international law ; v. 18
• Author: Singer, Sarah (Law teacher)
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill Nijhoff.; c2015.
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Queen Mary Studies in International Law 18.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Exclusion from refugee status for the suspected commission of serious crimes is a topic fraught with political and legal controversy. This is an area which sees the intersection of refugee law with international criminal and humanitarian law and, increasingly, measures taken in the fight against terrorism. In Terrorism and Exclusion from Refugee Status in the UK , Sarah Singer examines whether and how ‘terrorism’ has featured in the UK’s interpretation and application of the Refugee Convention’s ‘exclusion clause’. A number of sources are drawn on including questionnaires and interviews conducted with immigration judges, the Home Office’s exclusion unit and legal practitioners. She therefore provides an unprecedented and thorough analysis of the UK’s approach to asylum seekers suspected of serious criminality.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Interpreting Article 1F -- Terrorism as a Crime against Peace, a War Crime, a Crime against Humanity or a Serious Non-political Crime -- Terrorism as Acts Contrary to the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations -- Responsibility and Membership of a Terrorist Organisation -- The Application of Article 1F -- The Exclusion Process -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.