Abstract
This paper examines the events surrounding the rescue of Afghan asylum-seekers by the MV Tampa near Christmas Island last year. It looks at those events (including the litigation that followed them) against the background of domestic and international law. It questions the sincerity of the Australian Government's claim throughout the events and the subsequent litigation to be seeking fully to meet Australia’s legal obligations to refugees.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 22 |
Journal | Australian Journal of Human Rights |
Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- Tampa (ship)
- asylum, right of
- detention of persons
- government policy
- international law
- refugees