Article(print)1999

MORAL ARGUMENTS IN ASYLUM DEBATES

In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF POLITICS, Volume 36, Issue 1, p. 45-65

STEINER, N

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Abstract

THIS ARTICLE EXAMINES THE ROLE MORAL ARGUMENTS HAVE PLAYED IN SHAPING ASYLUM LEGISLATION IN GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN AND SWITZERLAND OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES. CONTRARY TO EXPECTATIONS FROM THE ASYLUM LITERATURE, PARLIAMENTARIANS USE MORAL ARGUMENTS NOT ONLY TO SUPPORT LOOSER ASYLUM LAWS, BUT ALSO TO SUPPORT TIGHTER ONES. FURTHERMORE, WHILE MORAL ARGUMENTS CERTAINLY PLAYED A ROLE IN THESE ASYLUM DEBATES, THEY FACED A NUMBER OF LIMITATIONS.

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