Operation Sovereign Borders: The Very Real Risk of Refoulement of Refugees

This article examines the main features of ‘The Coalition’s Operation Sovereign Borders Policy’, released in July 2013. The author explains the international legal obligations Australia owes to asylum seekers and refugees within jurisdiction, specifically the prohibition on refoulement under the Con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dechent, Susanna
Format: Journal Article
Published: Legal Service Bulletin Co-Operative Ltd 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/17552