Suchergebnisse

Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: Switzerland: The 1979, 1986, and 1994 Parliamentary Asylum Debates -- Chapter Three: Germany: The 1978/1980, 1986, and 1993 Parliamentary Asylum Debates -- Chapter Four: Britain: The 1987 and 1993 Parliamentary Asylum Debates -- Chapter Five: Conclusion -- Endnotes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

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.

THIS PAPER EXPLORES THE ROLE THAT INTERNATIONAL LEGAL NORMS HAVE PLAYED IN SHAPING ASYLUM. IT EXAMINES GERMANY, BRITAIN, AND SWITZERLAND IN THIS CONTEXT BECAUSE THEY OFFER A WIDE VARIATION IN EUROPEAN ASYLUM POLICIES OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES. THE ASYLUM DEBATES CAPTURE A HOST OF SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES IN THE ROLE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL NORMS PLAYED IN DRAWING UP ASYLUM LEGISLATION. THE EMPIRICAL BASE DEMONSTRATES THE COMPLEXITY OF ASYLUM IN EUROPE.