Recent developments in state practice in restricting the entry of refugees and asylum seekers

Abstract

The 1980s have been seen as the era of the new asylum seeker.1 Unlike the 1950s, 60s and early 70s, when asylum seekers were mostly only border crossers, and the few directly arriving in the West were overwhelmingly from Eastern Europe, these new asylum seekers come from all parts of the globe. Growing numbers come from Asia, Africa and Latin America, and arrive by sea and by air to claim asylum incountries far away from their homelands, principally in Western Europe, North and Australia Show more