Abstract
In Australia, public debate on the issue of asylum seekers has been vexed and polarizing of late, and especially since the introduction of mandatory detention for maritime arrivals in 1992. Moreover, what distinguished this policy from other nations of the global north is that despite being a signatory to the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention, Australia is the only country where there is “mandatory immigration detention for all unlawful non-citizens.”
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Remembering Migration: Oral Histories and Heritage in Australia |
| Editors | Kate Darian-Smith, Paula Hamilton |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Pages | 317-330 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783030177515 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783030177508 |
| Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- Manus Island (Papua New Guinea)
- asylum seekers
- detention of persons
- mandatory detention