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Privatising border control : law at the limits of the sovereign state /

Policing and punishment, once regarded as central to the state's power and its monopoly on violence, are increasingly outsourced to private providers. This collection of essays explores the growing use of the private sector and private actors in border control, and its implications for our unde...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Bosworth, Mary (Editor), Zedner, Lucia (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects.
Border security.
Privatization.
Sécurité frontalière.
Émigration et immigration > Aspect économique.
Criminal Law.
LAW.
Emigration & Immigration.
Government.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Emigration and immigration > Economic aspects
Border security
Privatization
Social services & welfare, criminology.
True Crime.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Policing and punishment, once regarded as central to the state's power and its monopoly on violence, are increasingly outsourced to private providers. This collection of essays explores the growing use of the private sector and private actors in border control, and its implications for our understanding of state sovereignty and citizenship.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 269 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191947940
0191947946
0192671413
9780192671417
0192671405
9780192671400