Immigration Detention

Name: Immigration Detention
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Immigration DetentionThe migration of a policy and its human impact\nAuthor(s): Amy Nethery, Stephanie Silverman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138714441, 978-1138714441\nSynopsis\nBefore the turn of the century, few states used immigration detention. Today, nearly every state around the world has adopted immigration detention policy in some form. States practice detention as a means to address both the accelerating numbers of people crossing their borders, and the populations residing in their states without authorisation. \n\nThis edited volume examines the contemporary diffusion of immigration detention policy throughout the world and the impact of this expansion on the prospects of protection for people seeking asylum. It includes contributions by immigration detention experts working in Australasia, the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. It is the first to set out a systematic comparison of imm.