Riaz, Ayesha ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4503-1906 (2025) Written Evidence on Border, Security, Asylum and Nationality Bill (BSAI0017). Other. UK Parliament, Joint Committee on Human Rights, Houses of Parliament, London.

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Abstract

This evidence is prepared by academic staff researching and teaching in the field of immigration and asylum law at the University of Greenwich. The author previously worked in the field of immigration and asylum law for a substantial number of years. This submission addresses the first part of Question 4 from the call for evidence, and explains why section 12 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (IMA) should not be retained. It explores the serious human rights concerns raised by indefinite immigration detention and shows how this law conflicts with the right to liberty under Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). In sum, the law gives the government too much unchecked power to hold people in detention without proper limits or oversight. This goes against both UK legal traditions and international legal standards.

Item Type:	Monograph (Other)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	immigration detention
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > JX International law K Law > K Law (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Law & Criminology (LAC)
Last Modified:	19 May 2025 09:48
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/50463

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