Essays about: "immigration detention"

Showing result 16 - 19 of 19 essays containing the words immigration detention.

  1. 16. Sweden and its Historical Productions of Migrant Detainabilities

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Sofi Jansson; [2013]
    Keywords : camp; detainability; immigration detention; State of exception; Securitization; Sweden;

    Abstract : This research deals with the question of how detention of foreigners and the creation ofdifferent forms of detention centers have been rendered possible in the context ofSweden, from the early 1900s up until today. A qualitative content analysis is used toexplore four periods, in terms of the motivations and regulations that produce“detainable categories”, as well as the logic behind such practices of encampment. READ MORE

  3. 17. Malta and Immigration - Sovereignty, Territory and Identity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Björn Kårén; [2008]
    Keywords : Irregular immigration; Immigration policy; Sovereignty; Malta; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In November 2001, Malta experienced the first larger arrival of irregular immigrants when a boat carrying 57 people landed on its shores. Since then, the influx of immigrants has continued which constitutes a new phenomenon for this small country situated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea - it has become the destination for immigrants seeking a better life in Europe. READ MORE

  4. 18. The Competence of the European Court of Justice in Assessing Member States Compliance with the Directives adopted in the field of Asylum.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Sandra Moradi; [2004]
    Keywords : EG-rätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The foundation of international Refugee Law was laid down in the early 1950s by the creation of UNHCR 1950 and the 1951 Convention relating to the status of refugees (1951 GC). Refugees and asylum seekers are not only protected through the relatively limited refugee law but also through general human rights instruments. READ MORE

  5. 19. Does national legislation in Sweden and in the UK conflict with international law protecting refugees?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Katarina Nilsson; [2001]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between international law protecting refugees and national legislation in Sweden and in the UK. International protection is afforded by the 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees. But also general international human rights instruments are relevant. READ MORE