The policy of direct provision in Ireland: A violation of asylum seeker’s right to an adequate standard of housing

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dc.contributor.authorBreen, Claire
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-04T02:46:08Z
dc.date.available2010-05-04T02:46:08Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis article considers Ireland's policy of Direct Provision, which curtails severely the social welfare entitlements of asylum seekers. This article sets out the rights of asylum seekers in Ireland and explains the policy of Direct Provision. It analyses the right to adequate housing as provided for within the United Nations and the European legal frameworks. It acknowledges that such rights are subject to some limitations but argues that Ireland's policy of Direct Provision violates asylum seekers’ rights to an adequate standard of living, with particular focus on the right to adequate housing and the interrelated rights to food and health. It further argues that such limitations are discriminatory and that they undermine the fundamental principles of equality and human dignity. The article concludes that a correct interpretation of international and domestic law suggests that Ireland must abolish the policy of Direct Provision and revert to according social welfare entitlements on the basis of need rather than nationality.en
dc.identifier.citationBreen, C. (2008). The policy of direct provision in Ireland: A violation of asylum seeker’s right to an adequate standard of housing. International Journal of Refugee Law, 20(4), 611-636.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/ijrl/een037en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/3854
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherOxford University Pressen_NZ
dc.relation.isPartOfInternational Journal of Refugee Lawen_NZ
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.subjectDirect Provisionen
dc.titleThe policy of direct provision in Ireland: A violation of asylum seeker’s right to an adequate standard of housingen
pubs.begin-page611en_NZ
pubs.elements-id33397
pubs.end-page636en_NZ
pubs.issue4en_NZ
pubs.volume20en_NZ
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