Upon the limits of rights regimes”: Reception Conditions of Asylum Seekers in the Republic of Ireland

Liam Thornton

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    7 Citations (Scopus)

    Abstract

    Only in recent years has Ireland had to deal with appreciable numbers of asylum seekers coming to her shores. The reception of asylum seekers awaiting determination of refugee claims has drastically altered in that period. From inclusion to exclusion has been the hallmark of the legal regulation of reception conditions for asylum seekers. Legal protection from the Irish courts in ensuring a degree socio-economic protection to asylum seekers is unlikely to be forthcoming. Traditional arguments on asylees rights as being ‘different’ from Irish citizens and other residents have been utilised to justify the exclusion from the welfare state. Ensuring the reception of asylum seekers within traditional welfare state structures, where rights and needs are considered in a similar manner to citizens, is the underlying argument of this paper.
    LanguageEnglish
    Pages86-100
    JournalRefuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees
    Volume24
    Issue number2
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2007

    Fingerprint

    asylum seeker
    Ireland
    republic
    welfare state
    exclusion
    citizen
    legal protection
    refugee
    inclusion
    resident
    regulation
    economics

    Cite this

    Thornton, Liam. / Upon the limits of rights regimes”: Reception Conditions of Asylum Seekers in the Republic of Ireland. In: Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees. 2007 ; Vol. 24, No. 2. pp. 86-100.
    @article{55e3505883dd4aeaa2161185b3fdd41a,
    title = "Upon the limits of rights regimes”: Reception Conditions of Asylum Seekers in the Republic of Ireland",
    abstract = "Only in recent years has Ireland had to deal with appreciable numbers of asylum seekers coming to her shores. The reception of asylum seekers awaiting determination of refugee claims has drastically altered in that period. From inclusion to exclusion has been the hallmark of the legal regulation of reception conditions for asylum seekers. Legal protection from the Irish courts in ensuring a degree socio-economic protection to asylum seekers is unlikely to be forthcoming. Traditional arguments on asylees rights as being ‘different’ from Irish citizens and other residents have been utilised to justify the exclusion from the welfare state. Ensuring the reception of asylum seekers within traditional welfare state structures, where rights and needs are considered in a similar manner to citizens, is the underlying argument of this paper.",
    author = "Liam Thornton",
    year = "2007",
    month = "12",
    day = "1",
    language = "English",
    volume = "24",
    pages = "86--100",
    journal = "Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees",
    issn = "0229-5113",
    number = "2",

    }

    Thornton, L 2007, 'Upon the limits of rights regimes”: Reception Conditions of Asylum Seekers in the Republic of Ireland', Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 86-100.

    Upon the limits of rights regimes”: Reception Conditions of Asylum Seekers in the Republic of Ireland. / Thornton, Liam.

    In: Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees, Vol. 24, No. 2, 01.12.2007, p. 86-100.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    TY - JOUR

    T1 - Upon the limits of rights regimes”: Reception Conditions of Asylum Seekers in the Republic of Ireland

    AU - Thornton, Liam

    PY - 2007/12/1

    Y1 - 2007/12/1

    N2 - Only in recent years has Ireland had to deal with appreciable numbers of asylum seekers coming to her shores. The reception of asylum seekers awaiting determination of refugee claims has drastically altered in that period. From inclusion to exclusion has been the hallmark of the legal regulation of reception conditions for asylum seekers. Legal protection from the Irish courts in ensuring a degree socio-economic protection to asylum seekers is unlikely to be forthcoming. Traditional arguments on asylees rights as being ‘different’ from Irish citizens and other residents have been utilised to justify the exclusion from the welfare state. Ensuring the reception of asylum seekers within traditional welfare state structures, where rights and needs are considered in a similar manner to citizens, is the underlying argument of this paper.

    AB - Only in recent years has Ireland had to deal with appreciable numbers of asylum seekers coming to her shores. The reception of asylum seekers awaiting determination of refugee claims has drastically altered in that period. From inclusion to exclusion has been the hallmark of the legal regulation of reception conditions for asylum seekers. Legal protection from the Irish courts in ensuring a degree socio-economic protection to asylum seekers is unlikely to be forthcoming. Traditional arguments on asylees rights as being ‘different’ from Irish citizens and other residents have been utilised to justify the exclusion from the welfare state. Ensuring the reception of asylum seekers within traditional welfare state structures, where rights and needs are considered in a similar manner to citizens, is the underlying argument of this paper.

    M3 - Article

    VL - 24

    SP - 86

    EP - 100

    JO - Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees

    T2 - Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees

    JF - Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees

    SN - 0229-5113

    IS - 2

    ER -

    Thornton L. Upon the limits of rights regimes”: Reception Conditions of Asylum Seekers in the Republic of Ireland. Refuge: Canada's Journal on Refugees. 2007 Dec 1;24(2):86-100.

    Access to Document