Some legal experts said the suggestion by the appellate court that officials should ask a 6-year-old to decide whether to seek asylum violated principles that have been widely accepted.
When it comes to the right of asylum, statements of principle are one thing, the reality of the situation is quite another.
"The declaration reaffirms key legal principles of refugee protection, including the institution of asylum and the principles of non-refoulement, which prohibits sending people back to countries where they face danger.
Talk story about the principle of asylum.
Talk story about the principle of asylum, which is about as old as civilization.
By Gordon Cotler and Brendan Gill The New Yorker, October 3, 1953 P. 23 Talk story about the principle of asylum.
The New Yorker, October 3, 1953 P. 21 Talk story about the principle of asylum, which is about as old as civilization.
By Gordon Cotler and Brendan Gill The New Yorker, October 3, 1953 P. 21 Talk story about the principle of asylum, which is about as old as civilization.
"In any reform or discussion about revising the Dublin regulations we would seek to retain the principle that asylum seekers are returned to the first safe country they arrive in".
But, despite the doubts voiced by the likes of Mr Ashdown, it is difficult to argue against trying to preserve the principle that asylum should be for political refugees, or improving the system's efficiency.But other aspects of the proposed new asylum laws, which go well beyond a reasonable attempt to distinguish between political refugees and economic migrants, are much less defensible.
