Comparing Immigration Detention in Britain and France: A Matter of Time?

Immigration detention and health.

ike all rich nations, Australia has experienced an increase in people crossing its national borders without the documents authorising them to do so. Since 1992, Australia has had a policy of mandatory detention for these people. About a third of the people in immigration detention are asylum seekers who are requesting sanctuary under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of ...

A Comparative Study of the Requirement for Judges to Issue Alternative Submissions Arrangements for Interim Detention in Iran and France

Presence before the judges in criminal proceedings for preliminary investigations and the hearing process. Ensuring the rights of victims to compensate for losses and damages and preventing disruption in normal process of criminal proceedings by the defendant are two important purposes in issuing the writ in order to gain fair and equitable hearings. Todays, the use of alternatives to pre-trial...

Living with Uncertainty: Indefinite Immigration Detention

Immigration detention is a central tenet of the British government’s response to immigration but remains under-theorised in academia. This article uses testimonies drawn from anthropological research conducted with detainees at an Immigration Removal Centre to examine lived experiences of immigration detention and explore the relationships between detainees and the British state. It suggests th...

Immigration and Venereal Disease in Great Britain.

The Politics of Immigration Control in Britain

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