Affiliation:
1. Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Abstract
Abstract
This Article examines how wealthy democratic states evade and avoid their international obligations towards refugees. The focus is on two strategies. The first is hyper-legalism—an overly formalistic bad-faith approach to interpreting international law. The second is obfuscation, which involves secrecy about what actions the government is taking and deliberate silence as to the purported legal justifications. The discussion is illustrated with examples from the United States, Australia, and Europe. The Article concludes with a discussion of possible tactics for resisting these strategies and holding governments accountable for their actions.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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14 articles.
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