Ethical Reflections on the Institution of Asylum

This article explores the rationale for protecting and assisting refugees, from an ethical perspective. It also examines the relationship between a country’s obligation to provide asylum and that country’s affluence. The field of tension between statist and cosmopolitan ethics is analyzed. After sho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peter Penz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: York University Libraries 2000-12-01
Series:Refuge
Online Access:https://refuge.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/refuge/article/view/21204