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Ethics and Politics of Asylum

Liberal Democracy and the Response to Refugees

Bibliographic Data

ID22373411
AuthorsMatthew J Gibney (0000-0003-3208-2859)
Year2009
Publication date2009-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueEthics and Politics of Asylum (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511490248
ISBN9780511490248
Open LibraryOL34441933M
LanguageEN
Citations received223
References cited109

Asylum has become a highly charged political issue across developed countries, raising a host of difficult ethical and political questions. What responsibilities do the world's richest countries have to refugees arriving at their borders? Are states justified in implementing measures to prevent the arrival of economic migrants if they also block entry for refugees? Is it legitimate to curtail the rights of asylum seekers to maximize the number of refugees receiving protection overall? This book draws upon political and ethical theory and an examination of the experiences of the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and Australia to consider how to respond to the challenges of asylum. In addition to explaining why asylum has emerged as such a key political issue in recent years, it provides a compelling account of how states could move towards implementing morally defensible responses to refugees.

Government policy · Legal status, laws · Refugees · Right of Asylum

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Citations per year10.62
Citation span2005 - 2026 (22)
Highly citedYes
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