Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen

Access to Asylum

International Refugee Law and the Globalisation of Migration Control

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Produktbeschreibung

Is there still a right to seek asylum in a globalised world? Asylum-seekers increasingly find themselves intercepted by government ships, immigration officers posted overseas or private airlines carrying out migration control. This volume critically examines the globalisation of migration control and states' obligations under international refugee law.

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Produktdetails

• Cambridge Studies in International and Comparative Law
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 310
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 464g
• ISBN-13: 9781107621558
• ISBN-10: 1107621550
• Artikelnr.: 39359522

Autorenporträt

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 organisations, governmental institutions and NGOs.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. The refugee and the globalisation of migration control
3. Refugee protection and the reach of the non-refoulement principle
4. Offshore migration control and extraterritorial jurisdiction
5. The privatisation of migration control and state responsibility
6. The institutional reach of refugee protection
7. Conclusion.