Textbook on Immigration and Asylum Law - Tapa blanda

"This is the textbook that has been waiting to be written on immigration/asylum law and it is a very welcome tool for the teaching and studying of immigration law." Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Law, 2005

This new and exciting textbook looks at the law and system of control which govern immigration and asylum in the UK. It begins with the historical and legal context, explains who is subject to immigration control, and describes the legal and administrative structure of the system chapter is devoted to the impact of human rights on immigration law, and this theme is pursued throughout the book. All the key topics covered on immigration and asylum law courses are covered in detail. These areas include entry for work, study and family settlement (with a separate chapter on rights of entry under European law). Two chapters deal with asylum claims in the UK, one exploring the requirements for establishing a claim, the other the provisions by which a claim may be limited or denied. Detention, deportation and removal are also covered in depth. Reference to themes such as executive discretion and the dominance of recent law-making by a policy of asylum deterrence are featured throughout the book illustrating the vital relationship between immigration law and its social and political context. The book is supplemented by a Online Resource Centre which will provide annotated web links and updates on recent and important case law or legislation. It will be regularly updated to assist students in an area of law that is continually changing and will be closely cross-referenced with the book.