Tag: small boats
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Madeline Gleeson & Theodore Konstadinides: The UK’s Rwanda policy and Lessons from Australia
In November 2023, the Supreme Court of the UK dealt a critical blow to the government’s proposal to send certain asylum seekers to the Republic of Rwanda. In AAA and Others v the Home Secretary, the Court ruled that removal to Rwanda would be unlawful because that country was not, at the time, a ‘safe country’. The government…
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Aileen Kavanagh: Is the Illegal Migration Act itself illegal? The Meaning and Methods of Section 19 HRA
The Illegal Migration Bill published on 7th March 2023 is one of the very few Bills in over 20 years to be laid before Parliament without a positive Statement of Compatibility under section 19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998. Instead of affirming that the Bill complies with rights, the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, availed of the power…