Seeking asylum alone : a comparative study : a comparative study of laws, policy and practice in Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. / Jacqueline Bhabha and Mary Crock ; in collaboration with Nadine Finch and Susan Schmidt.

Sydney : Themis Press, [2006?]

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Refugees -- Government policy -- Australia.

Refugees -- Government policy -- United States.

Refugees -- Government policy -- Great Britain.

Refugee children -- Australia.

Refugee children -- United States.

Refugee children -- Great Britain.

Asylum, Right of -- Australia.

Asylum, Right of -- United States.

Asylum, Right of -- Great Britain.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. The challenge of child migration

Journeys of a lifetime: the phenomenon of unaccompanied and separated children traveling alone

Responding to the needs of unaccompanied and separated children: international benchmarks for protection

Law and policy in state practice: the reception, identification, and treatment of unaccompanied and separated children

Unaccompanied and separated children and asylum processes

The deflection of child asylum seekers: non-entrée, interdiction, and offshore processing

Children and refugee status: who gains recognition as a refugee?

Protection outcomes

Towards more comprehensive protection for unaccompanied and separated children traveling alone.

Directed by two law professors, this two year comparative research project documents the circumstances and treatment of unaccompanied and separated child asylum seekers in three key destination countries. The report draws on government data, court proceedings and hundreds of interviews with officials, advocates and the children themselves.

"Unaccompanied and separated children and refugee protection in Australia, the U.K. and the U.S." -- (Front cover)

"A report funded by the John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Foundation the Australian Research Council & the Myer Foundation" -- (Front cover)

Includes bibliographical references.

9781921113024

1921113022

220 p. : ill. ; 28 cm