1st Edition

The Use and Abuse of Political Asylum in Britain and Germany

By Liza Schuster Copyright 2003

    All European states have the legal right to grant asylum but only Germany is obliged by law to do so. Liza Schuster contributes to the asylum debate primarily in the area of comparative politics in this study of British and German policies on asylum practice.

    Part 1 Theory and context: theoretical and conceptual issues; the origins and development of asylum; constructions of the refugee problem since the Second World War. Part 2 The special case studies: refugee and asylum policies in Britain; refugee and asylum policies in Germany; a critical comparison of the British and German experience. Part 3 Conclusion: rethinking the politics of asylum and refugee.

    Biography

    Liza Schuster