Tampering with asylum : a universal humanitarian problem / Frank Brennan.

Brisbane : University of Queensland Press, 2007.

2nd ed.

59387

Refugees -- Australia -- Legal status, laws, etc.

Asylum, Right of -- Australia.

1. The 1951 Convention on Refugees and the moral complexities of today

2. Four waves, Tampa and a firebreak

3. Border control

4. Reception and detention of unauthorised asylum seekers in Australia

5. Reception and detention in Europe and the US

6. Courts and the adjudication of asylum claims

7. Refugee and humanitarian status

8. A warm-hearted, decent international citizen once again.

In August 2001 the Howard government denied a Norwegian vessel, the MV Tampa, and its cargo of asylum seekers permission to dock at Christmas Island, an action which created waves internationally. In this book, Brennan argues that the government's response was a massive overreaction and compares Australia's policy with those of the United States and Europe. This revised edition brings the book up to date with the latest developments.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780702235818

xviii, 317 p. ; 20 cm