Blurred Lines: Detaining asylum seekers in Britain and France
In this article, we explore the use of immigration detention for asylum seekers in Britain and France who are awaiting removal to other European Union (EU) member states for processing under the terms of the Dublin Convention. As we will show, the emphasis on risk assessment as the grounds for detai...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
SAGE Publications
2019
|
| _version_ | 1797068406708502528 |
|---|---|
| author | Bosworth, M Bosworth, M Vannier, M |
| author_facet | Bosworth, M Bosworth, M Vannier, M |
| author_sort | Bosworth, M |
| collection | OXFORD |
| description | In this article, we explore the use of immigration detention for asylum seekers in Britain and France who are awaiting removal to other European Union (EU) member states for processing under the terms of the Dublin Convention. As we will show, the emphasis on risk assessment as the grounds for detaining these people recasts humanitarian protections as security matters, effectively folding asylum seekers into a broader criminalisation of migration. A punitive response to those seeking refuge, this practice blurs the line between detention and asylum, and there by hollows out key international human rights protections that have been central to the European project. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-06T22:10:20Z |
| format | Journal article |
| id | oxford-uuid:51965069-5973-4c90-83ad-b203a30085aa |
| institution | University of Oxford |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-06T22:10:20Z |
| publishDate | 2019 |
| publisher | SAGE Publications |
| record_format | dspace |
| spelling | oxford-uuid:51965069-5973-4c90-83ad-b203a30085aa2022-03-26T16:20:28ZBlurred Lines: Detaining asylum seekers in Britain and FranceJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:51965069-5973-4c90-83ad-b203a30085aaEnglishSymplectic Elements at OxfordSAGE Publications2019Bosworth, MBosworth, MVannier, MIn this article, we explore the use of immigration detention for asylum seekers in Britain and France who are awaiting removal to other European Union (EU) member states for processing under the terms of the Dublin Convention. As we will show, the emphasis on risk assessment as the grounds for detaining these people recasts humanitarian protections as security matters, effectively folding asylum seekers into a broader criminalisation of migration. A punitive response to those seeking refuge, this practice blurs the line between detention and asylum, and there by hollows out key international human rights protections that have been central to the European project. |
| spellingShingle | Bosworth, M Bosworth, M Vannier, M Blurred Lines: Detaining asylum seekers in Britain and France |
| title | Blurred Lines: Detaining asylum seekers in Britain and France |
| title_full | Blurred Lines: Detaining asylum seekers in Britain and France |
| title_fullStr | Blurred Lines: Detaining asylum seekers in Britain and France |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blurred Lines: Detaining asylum seekers in Britain and France |
| title_short | Blurred Lines: Detaining asylum seekers in Britain and France |
| title_sort | blurred lines detaining asylum seekers in britain and france |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT bosworthm blurredlinesdetainingasylumseekersinbritainandfrance AT bosworthm blurredlinesdetainingasylumseekersinbritainandfrance AT vannierm blurredlinesdetainingasylumseekersinbritainandfrance |