Migration and Refugee Law: Principles and Practice in Australia

by John Vrachnas , Kim Boyd , Mirko Bagaric , Penny Dimopoulos

• ISBN13: 9780521714327
• ISBN10: 052171432X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-11
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Migration and refugee law and policy is fundamentally concerned with the choices that we as a nation make regarding the people that we allow into our community and to share our resources. Migration and Refugee Law: Principles and Practice in Australia 2nd Edition provides an overview of the legal principles governing the entry of people into Australia. The 2nd edition encompasses legislative amendments and significant judicial decisions to 2007. As well as dealing with migration and refugee law today, the book analyses the policy and moral considerations underpinning this area of law. This is especially so in relation to refugee law, which is one of the most divisive social issues of our time. The book suggests proposals for change and how this area of law can be made more coherent and principled. This book is written for all people who have an interest in migration and refugee law.

Author Biography

John Vrachnas teaches migration law at Deakin University.

Table of Contents

Historical context to migration

Immigration control: an overview

Basic migration legislation and policy

The visa system and application procedures

Family and interdependency migration and other Australia-based visas

Business and investment visas

Skill-based visas

Temporary visas

Miscellaneous visas

Common visa requirements

Compliance: unlawful non-citizens, removal and deportation

History of the Refugees Convention and definitional framework

Refugee and humanitarian visas: the statutory structure

Convention grounds

Persecution

Well-founded fear of persecution

Limits on protection of refugees - cessation, exclusion exceptions and protection by another country

Time for a fundamental re-think: need as the criterion for assistance

The determination and review process for migration

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