Azadeh Dastyari is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Monash University, specializing in refugee and immigration law.

'Public awareness of course depends on the dissemination of information and informed, critical analysis of government policy. Dastyari's book is therefore to be commended for offering the first detailed legal insight into the operation of the MIP. It should also be commended for its engaging style. … I would confidently recommend this to anyone who has an interest in international refugee law and human rights.' Helen O'Nions, Human Rights Law Review

• 1. Introduction; 2. Political and historical background; 3. Authority for the exercise of jurisdiction under the United States' municipal law and the international law of the sea; 4. United States' obligations under international human rights and refugee law; 5. Status determinations in international waters and in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba; 6. Detention and related issues in Guantánamo Bay; 7. Conclusion.

Azadeh Dastyari is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Monash University, specializing in refugee and immigration law.

'Public awareness of course depends on the dissemination of information and informed, critical analysis of government policy. Dastyari's book is therefore to be commended for offering the first detailed legal insight into the operation of the MIP. It should also be commended for its engaging style. … I would confidently recommend this to anyone who has an interest in international refugee law and human rights.' Helen O'Nions, Human Rights Law Review

• 1. Introduction; 2. Political and historical background; 3. Authority for the exercise of jurisdiction under the United States' municipal law and the international law of the sea; 4. United States' obligations under international human rights and refugee law; 5. Status determinations in international waters and in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba; 6. Detention and related issues in Guantánamo Bay; 7. Conclusion.

Azadeh Dastyari is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Monash University, specializing in refugee and immigration law.

'Public awareness of course depends on the dissemination of information and informed, critical analysis of government policy. Dastyari's book is therefore to be commended for offering the first detailed legal insight into the operation of the MIP. It should also be commended for its engaging style. … I would confidently recommend this to anyone who has an interest in international refugee law and human rights.' Helen O'Nions, Human Rights Law Review

• 1. Introduction; 2. Political and historical background; 3. Authority for the exercise of jurisdiction under the United States' municipal law and the international law of the sea; 4. United States' obligations under international human rights and refugee law; 5. Status determinations in international waters and in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba; 6. Detention and related issues in Guantánamo Bay; 7. Conclusion.