Immigration detention in Northern Ireland

Abstract

Equality before the law is a fundamental legal principle. In the context of globalisation, it becomes even more so: in a world of moving people, individuals who are not citizens of the state in which they find themselves – women trafficked in the sex trade, for example – may otherwise fall into a legal black hole. Yet, when it comes to those seeking asylum in the UK, a system of shadow law has developed in recent years, to which normal rules of natural justice do not apply.

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Robin Wilson

Dr Robin Wilson is an experienced policy analyst who works with public bodies and non-governmental organisations, with intellectuals and practitioners