- Title
- Australia, asylum seekers and crimes against humanity?
- Creator
- Maguire, Amy; Bereicua, Laura; Fleming, Annabel; Freeman, Olivia
- Relation
- Alternative Law Journal Vol. 40, Issue 3, p. 185-189
- Relation
- http://www.altlj.org/publications/back-issues/2015-vol-40/category/124-vol-40-3-2015-revisiting-equality
- Publisher
- Legal Service Bulletin
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- Independent federal MP Andrew Wilkie has requested that the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court ('ICC') investigate and prosecute the Australian Prime Minister and Cabinet for crimes against humanity. Wilkie alleges that the Australian Government is committing international crimes in its treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, particularly in relation to mandatory immigration detention, deportation and other acts causing suffering and injury. This article assesses the significance of Wilkie's allegation and the likelihood of ICC prosecution.
- Subject
- Australia; asylum seekers; crimes against humanity; human rights
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1316086
- Identifier
- uon:23073
- Identifier
- ISSN:1037-969X
- Language
- eng
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