Rough justice for refugees

For some time I have been posting specifically legal articles/posts over at the bloggy part of the Parish McCulloch, Barristers & Solicitors website. I cross-post some of them here at Club Troppo.

I have just posted quite a long article there which discusses yesterday’s High Court decision Minister for Immigration and Border Protection v SZSCA in the context of current moves by the Abbott government to reshape radically the Migration Act provisions concerning asylum seekers and refugees. I don’t think I’ll cross-post it here because it’s fairly technical. Nevertheless some Troppo readers may well find it interesting.

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I am still Not Trampis
I am still Not Trampis
10 years ago

that is a great article and far from technical but very very disturbing.

Thanks a lot as it very educational

john Walker
10 years ago

“insert a completely new regime defining what refugees are and what obligations are owed to them by this country..”

Can a signatory to the Treaty , slip such a radical redefinition into law and still be in compliance, legaly?

john Walker
10 years ago
Reply to  Ken Parish

And it would not be possible to successfully challenge this law in our higher courts? ( I thought that something similar was the basis of the challenge to the central processing hub).

And if we can do this without breaching/leaving the treaty, what is the treaty really worth?

john Walker
10 years ago
Reply to  Ken Parish

Does that mean that challenges to a central processing hub would no longer have much to stand on?