Right of asylum articles
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European Court of Human Rights is 'backsliding' on legal protections for asylum seekers, study says
The European Court of Human Rights is "backsliding" by surreptitiously reversing its principles established to protect asylum seekers, a new study says.
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EU asylum and migration pact has passed despite far right and left’s objections
Long-awaited package of measures marks victory for Europe’s centre albeit with ‘doubts and concerns’ over implementationAlmost a decade in the making, the EU’s new migration and asylum pact suffered so many setbacks, stalemates and rewrites that when member states finally announced a deal last year, its passage through parliament seemed assured.That was, however, to ignore the objections of Europe’s resurgent far-right parties, who felt it was not tough enough (and, perhaps, hoped to profit at...
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Asylum seekers with unfounded fears would have right to release if Australia loses case, high court told
Solicitor general warns that ruling indefinite detention unlawful could turn federal circuit court into ‘refugee tribunal’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAsylum seekers would have a “constitutional right” to be released from immigration detention even if their fears are not well-founded, if the commonwealth loses a landmark case, the high court has been told.The solicitor general, Stephen Donaghue, on Wednesday also warned the high court that ruling...