JST512 Refugees, Governance and Asylum Policy (16)

CSU Discipline Area: Justice Studies (JUSTU)

Duration: Two sessions

Abstract:

This subject provides an overview of refugee governance and asylum policy at international, regional and national levels. The development of international humanitarian governance of asylum seekers and refugees forms the basis of study. Case studies will include Australian, European and North American examples, as well as policies in less developed countries. Students will gain a critical appreciation of both established and emerging refugee determination systems and the key debates that have come to inform domestic and regional immigration policies.

+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations

Session 1
Distance	Bathurst
Session 2
Distance	Bathurst

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: JST512

Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Enrolment restrictions:

Avaliable to Master's level students only.

Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the relationship of refugee and asylum policy to mechanisms of international, regional and domestic governance;
- be able to critically evaluate the influence of international refugee and humanitarian law on asylum policy;
- be able to contrast Australia's approach to asylum policy with that of other states;
- be able to discuss the divergences and commonalities in asylum policy between developed and less developed states.

Syllabus:

The subject will cover the following topics:

- Evolution of refugee governance - International humanitarian systems - Conventions, treaties, optional protocols, cases and other sources - Refugee and Asylum Seeker Status Determination in international and regional perspectives - Refugee Protection and Domestic Governance - Directions in Refugee governance - Key developments in refugee policy in relation to undocumented arrivals in the developed world Students will focus on a number of contemporary case studies in a range of countries.

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