INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE CONTRADICTION OF AUSTRALIAN POLICIES

"INTERNATION LAW AND THE CONTRADICTION OF AUSTRALIAN POLICIES" Since 1992, the notion of mandatory detention for unlawful citizens seeking asylum for political, racial and economic hardship was legislated by the Commonwealth Government of Australia. Subsequently, Australia's domestic policy relating to this matter has resulted in a state of cruelty towards refugees and unsympathetic to their circumstances. Furthermore, the policy, highlighted in the Migration Act 1958, contradicts several articles of international law of which Australia is a signatory. …

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