This thesis explains why immigration detention persists as part of Australia's immigration policy. It argues that this form of incarceration has a long history in Australia, and that it fulfils specific social and political functions. The thesis also demonstrates that immigration detention is punitive and therefore breaches Australia's constitution
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Submitted to the School of International and Political Studies of the Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2010
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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 251-274)
