Media contributions
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Title Manoeuvring on Manus, Lowy Institute Interpreter, 16 May 2016 Country/Territory Australia Date 16/05/16 Description On 26 April 2016, the highest court in Papua New Guinea held that the detention of refugees and asylum seekers in its Australian-funded 'processing' centres was unconstitutional. This was based on Section 42 of the PNG Constitution which sets out a right to liberty. The unanimous, five member bench of the Supreme Court handed down a well-reasoned, persuasive judgement which drew upon international jurisprudence and UN material. This piece analyses the implications of this judgement for Australia's offshore refugee system. URL https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/manoeuvring-manus Persons Maria O'Sullivan