Abstract
The detention of migrants and asylum-seekers on administrative grounds is common practice in Germany and Austria. Administrative detention in migration settings mainly aims at facilitating deportation procedures but can also lead to deterrence. A definition for deterrence in pre-deportation detention settings is developed in this paper and applied to three German and three Austrian court cases. In this way, it is possible to show how deterrence occurs and what it looks like. Broad discretionary powers and insufficient training for law enforcement agents, such as the immigration police, as well as vague standards and procedures, play a role in the occurrence of deterrence.
School
School of Global Affairs and Public Policy
Degree Name
MA in International Human Rights Law
First Advisor
Korhonen, Outi
Committee Member 1
Kagan, Michael
Committee Member 2
Sayed, Hani
Document Type
Thesis
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APA Citation
Hänsch, H.
().Detention as a deterrent: the legal framework and practices of migration related detention in Germany and Austria [Thesis, the American University in Cairo]. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/retro_etds/2580
MLA Citation
Hänsch, Henriette. Detention as a deterrent: the legal framework and practices of migration related detention in Germany and Austria. . American University in Cairo, Thesis. AUC Knowledge Fountain.
https://fount.aucegypt.edu/retro_etds/2580