Refugees and asylum seekers are “feared” because they directly question ideas such as territory‚ the border‚ and sovereignty. The political strength of a state has historically been equated with control of territory (Painter‚ 2008). When a group of people exist who are “stateless”‚ they necessitate a reaction from the state whose job it is to reinforce control over territory and people. The state responds with dominating power and violence to reassert their control by increasing border security‚
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But when the treatment of the Asylum Seekers in its detention centres becomes so severe and criminal like‚ the UN’s weak efforts to intervene has become one of its failing points. The UN Quotes – (Everyone has the right to life‚ liberty and security of person). In the early 2000’s a widespread amount of Asylum seekers arrived by boats‚ the Australian Government was unprepared and needed a ‘short term’ plan to house of move the seekers to a permanent home or locatiom. Although over
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Assess the effectiveness of the legal system in dealing with asylum seeks and refugees? Introduction * Legal system: purpose to bring justice and civilization to a community Enforced by police and other figures of authority applied equally basis and fundamentals of having a cooperative society and country made up of institutions e.g. Australian Human Rights Commissions or UNHCR ( United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees). (Legal Studies workbook) Ultimately the goal of the law
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Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Scotland: A Skills and Aspirations Audit (2003). In 2003 there were an estimated 10‚000 asylum seekers living in Scotland and this equated to approximately 10% of the overall number of asylum seekers supported by National Asylum Support Service (NASS) in the UK at the time (Heath et al‚ 2003: 53). A large proportion of whom lived in the central belt and Glasgow in particular and were made up of over 50 different nationalities. (Charlaff‚ Ibrani‚ Lowe‚ Marsden & Turney
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ethical dilemmas faced by the asylum seekers in relation to lack of housing. In this profession there may be a chance that ethical issue may arise so social worker should be ready to face the consequences and must make a choice between different course of action. They should also be aware of their own social‚ moral ‚ political and professional value and while making any major decision they always consult their supervisors. The ethical dilemmas faced by asylum seekers is discrimination in the housing
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Question: Assess the effectiveness of legal responses to asylum seekers in Australia in terms of achieving fair outcomes for both Australian citizens and the asylum seekers. There have been numerous legal responses to asylum seekers in Australia‚ all of which have been ineffective in achieving fair outcomes for both Australian citizens and refugees seeking asylum in Australia. The basis for all legislation regarding refugees in Australia is the Migration Act 1958‚ which outlines powers such as
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Although many of us wouldn’t question the treatment of asylum seekers; Paris gave voice to those who couldn’t. Form past experiences‚ haven’t we all had those times when we want to stand up for something but we just can’t for some reason? In September he implored the Turnbull government to remove asylum seekers from Nauru and Manus Island‚ or face the "high likelihood" that many more would attempt to harm themselves. In doing this
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Introduction: The terms refugee and asylum seeker are different; according to the UNHCR “ an asylum-seeker is someone who says he or she is a refugee‚ but whose claim has not yet been definitively evaluated.”1 The definition of a Refugee is different it reads: “Someone who is unable or unwilling to return to their country of origin owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted due to race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ membership of a social group or political opinion.” 1 This report gives
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The Oxford English Dictionary defines asylum as the shelter afforded by a country to someone who has had to leave their country of origin due to danger from political or other reasons (Oxford English Dictionary 2012). Structuralism‚ according to Babbie (2006)‚ is a theory supporting the establishment of communities of different cultures. This paper will discuss the concept of asylum seekers in Australia as part of multiculturalism within the global population flow and critically examine the roles
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regards to the people identified as asylum seekers who arrive in Australia in search of humanitarian aid. The research draws attention to different newspaper commentators and evidence found by the Asylum Seekers Resource Centre that displays an overall negative and ill-informed opinions regarding asylum seekers. Further investigation revealed that many Australians‚ because of political jargon and journalistic hate-mongering‚ aren’t fully informed on asylum seekers‚ their human rights‚ and the expectation
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