Immigration Detention

Law, History, Politics

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Comparative, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
Cover of the book Immigration Detention by Daniel Wilsher, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Daniel Wilsher ISBN: 9781139152877
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: October 27, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Daniel Wilsher
ISBN: 9781139152877
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: October 27, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

The liberal legal ideal of protection of the individual against administrative detention without trial is embodied in the habeas corpus tradition. However, the use of detention to control immigration has gone from a wartime exception to normal practice, thus calling into question modern states' adherence to the rule of law. Daniel Wilsher traces how modern states have come to use long-term detention of immigrants without judicial control. He examines the wider emerging international human rights challenge presented by detention based upon protecting 'national sovereignty' in an age of global migration. He explores the vulnerable political status of immigrants and shows how attempts to close liberal societies can create 'unwanted persons' who are denied fundamental rights. To conclude, he proposes a set of standards to ensure that efforts to control migration, including the use of detention, conform to principles of law and uphold basic rights regardless of immigration status.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The liberal legal ideal of protection of the individual against administrative detention without trial is embodied in the habeas corpus tradition. However, the use of detention to control immigration has gone from a wartime exception to normal practice, thus calling into question modern states' adherence to the rule of law. Daniel Wilsher traces how modern states have come to use long-term detention of immigrants without judicial control. He examines the wider emerging international human rights challenge presented by detention based upon protecting 'national sovereignty' in an age of global migration. He explores the vulnerable political status of immigrants and shows how attempts to close liberal societies can create 'unwanted persons' who are denied fundamental rights. To conclude, he proposes a set of standards to ensure that efforts to control migration, including the use of detention, conform to principles of law and uphold basic rights regardless of immigration status.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book American Literature in Transition, 1980–1990 by Daniel Wilsher
Cover of the book X-Rays and Extreme Ultraviolet Radiation by Daniel Wilsher
Cover of the book Additive Combinatorics by Daniel Wilsher
Cover of the book Premodifiers in English by Daniel Wilsher
Cover of the book Blacks of the Land by Daniel Wilsher
Cover of the book Social Movements and Protest by Daniel Wilsher
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Hume by Daniel Wilsher
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Keats by Daniel Wilsher
Cover of the book Defending Biodiversity by Daniel Wilsher
Cover of the book Colloquial English by Daniel Wilsher
Cover of the book Saul Kripke by Daniel Wilsher
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Modernist Poetry by Daniel Wilsher
Cover of the book Fixing English by Daniel Wilsher
Cover of the book Sport and Democracy in the Ancient and Modern Worlds by Daniel Wilsher
Cover of the book Introduction to Many-Body Physics by Daniel Wilsher
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy