Migration and refugee law
Subtitle: principles and practice in Australia
By: John Vrachnas ... [et al.].
Contributors: Vrachnas, John.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780521714327
Subjects: Emigration and immigration law -- Australia.; Political refugees -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia.; Asylum, Right of -- Australia.
Description: Migration and refugee law provides an overview of the legal principles governing the entry of people into Australia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Historical context to migration; title: Immigration control: an overview; title: Basic migration legislation and policy; title: The visa system and application procedures; title: Family and interdependency migration and other Australia-based visas; title: Business and investment visas; title: Skill-based visas; title: Temporary visas; title: Miscellaneous visas; title: Common visa requirements; title: Compliance: unlawful non-citizens, removal and deportation; title: History of the refugees convention and definitional framework; title: Refugee and humanitarian visas: the statutory structure; title: Convention grounds; title: Persecution; title: Well-founded fear of persecution; title: Limits on protection of refugees: cessation, exclusion exceptions, and protection by another country; title: Time for a fundamental re-think: need as the criterion for assistance; title: The determination and review process for migration and refugee decisions.