Protecting refugees: alternatives to a policy of mandatory detention

Australian Journal of Human Rights

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 69-81

  Nicholas, Alexander W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 84866181880     PISSN: 1323238X     EISSN: 2573573X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1323238X.2002.11911074     Document Type: Article

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