Blackstone's Guide to the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996

This guide provides law practitioners, advisory bodies and others who work in the field of immigration and asylum with a practical and detailed explanation of the effects of the new provisions of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. The book includes coverage of: changes to the special appeals procedure; removal of asylum claimants to safe third countries; the new appeal procedures; the new criminal offences in connection with assisting immigrants and false statements by immigrants;...
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This guide provides law practitioners, advisory bodies and others who work in the field of immigration and asylum with a practical and detailed explanation of the effects of the new provisions of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. The book includes coverage of: changes to the special appeals procedure; removal of asylum claimants to safe third countries; the new appeal procedures; the new criminal offences in connection with assisting immigrants and false statements by immigrants; restrictions in employment and social-security benefits; and detailed ammendments made to earlier immigration legislation. A copy of the Act is included, with copies of the Appeals Rules 1996 and the Immigration Act 1993, and ammendments made by the 1996 Act added in consolidated form.;Chaloka Beyani is the author of "State Responsibility for Displaced Persons and Refugees" and "Refugee Protection and Freedom of Movement and Residence".