CRIM3305 Borders, Migration, Security

2018

4.5

1 x 2-hour seminar weekly

1 CRIM1102 - Criminal Justice System
2 CRIM1101 - Crime and Criminology
2a LEGL1201 - Law in Australian Society
3 CRIM2201 - Crime and Punishment
3a CRIM2202 - Policing and Law Enforcement
3b CRIM2301 - Criminal Law in Context
Must Satisfy: (1 and (2 or 2a) and (3 or 3a or 3b))

Assignment(s), Tutorial presentation

The arrival by sea of unauthorised, undocumented people has been increasingly described as a matter of national security in which the rights of the nation state are being encroached. While governmental powers move to prohibit what they term ‘irregular migration’, global events are pushing ever-increasing numbers of people seek asylum in the more privileged Global North countries. This trend is evident in all parts of the world where borders, particularly maritime borders, act as limits on movements of asylum seekers and economic migrants seeking refuge from war, poverty and other persecution. This topic will connect theories on borders, migration and security to assess the role that domestic and international courts as well as human rights instruments, institutions and discourses play in this persistent problem of global politics and ordering.

It is expected that on completion of this topic students will be able to:

• draw upon current literature to provide an analysis of the interconnections between borders, migration and security

• critically evaluate the role of domestic and international institutions in migration and security issues

• apply concepts from a coherent theoretical perspective to an analysis of border, migration and security issues

• develop and apply evaluative and interpretive skills necessary to effectively interpret and synthesise legal and theoretical materials

• use and refine argumentation skills

• apply the skills necessary to working effectively with others