Open AccessControlling the Borders: C-31 and Interdiction
Author(s) -
Janet Dench
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
refuge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1920-7336
pISSN - 0229-5113
DOI - 10.25071/1920-7336.21212
Subject(s) - interdiction , context (archaeology) , convention , political science , human rights , reflection (computer programming) , law and economics , law , criminology , political economy , international trade , computer security , sociology , business , geography , computer science , archaeology , programming language
This paper examines elements in the Bill C-31 package that relate to interdiction, setting them in the context of the failure of the international human rights to effectively protect the right to seek asylum. The Bill C-31 proposals are shown to be a continuation of longstanding Canadian policies and practices, as well as a reflection of international (particularly Western) preoccupations with migrant smuggling and trafficking in persons, especially as evidenced in the recently negotiated protocols to the un Convention against Transnational Organized Crime.