Explainer: The legal implications of ‘tow-backs’

Azadeh Dastyari

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Abstract

Australia has been engaging in “tow-backs” of asylum-seeker boats. This has involved intercepting boats carrying asylum seekers at sea, before they reach Australia, and forcing them to return to Indonesia.It has also emerged that Australia entered Indonesian territorial waters during at least some of these “tow-backs”. Indonesia has responded strongly, stating that Australia’s entry into Indonesian waters is “a serious matter in bilateral relations”. Indonesia also announced it would set up its own maritime patrols.
Original languageEnglish
TypeThe Conversation
Media of outputWebsite
PublisherThe Conversation
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jan 2014

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