A less than 'Pacific' solution for asylum seekers in Australia

International Journal of Refugee Law

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 53-90

  Magner, Tara ^a  

^a US Senate   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYLUM SEEKER; IMMIGRATION POLICY; INTERNATIONAL LAW; REFUGEE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 3242711548     PISSN: 09538186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijrl/16.1.53     Document Type: Article

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