The treatment of asylum seekers in the UK

Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-65

  McDonald, Iain ^a   Billings, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34547965556     PISSN: 09649069     EISSN: 14699621     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09649060701423198     Document Type: Article

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