Research Handbook on International Law and Migration

Research Handbook on International Law and Migration
Author: Vincent Chetail
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 707
Release: 2014-03-28
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0857930052

Migration is a complex and multifaceted issue, and the current legal framework suffers from considerable ambiguity and lack of cohesive focus. This Handbook offers a comprehensive take on the intersection of law and migration studies and provides strat

The Right to Leave and to Return

The Right to Leave and to Return
Author: Karel Vasak
Publisher:
Total Pages: 626
Release: 1976
Genre: Law
ISBN:

Papers and recommendations of the international colloquium held in Uppsala, Sweden, 19-20 June 1972 [co-sponsored by] the Jacob Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human Rights, the International Institute of Human Rights, Uppsala University, Faculty of Law.

Refugees and Rights

Refugees and Rights
Author: Mary Crock
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 599
Release: 2017-05-15
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1351905635

Forced migration is both as ancient as human life on earth and a relatively new subject of interest for human rights scholars. This volume continues the discussion from Migrants and Rights to focus attention on refugees, victims of trafficking and others who cross borders seeking protection from anthropogenic or natural disasters. The opening essays provide historical and conceptual overviews of rights to freedom of movement and asylum; and links between human rights and refugee law. Articles on the principle of non-refoulement in international law explore the occasional disjuncture between the individual’s right to protection and the State’s rights to protect its national interests. The refugee’s rights to due process and the substance of entitlements at law are explored in essays that range across administrative processes; social and cultural rights, including family reunion; detention; and the right of return. There follow four essays that address sexual orientation and refugee rights; refugees and disability rights; human rights and persons displaced by climate change disasters; and the rights of victims of human trafficking. The volume concludes with work reflecting on the rights discourse outside of traditional ’Western’ theatres. These cover Africa (Kenya), India, South America (Brazil) and the Asia-Pacific (Indonesia and Papua New Guinea).

Immigration and the Politics of American Sovereignty, 1890-1990

Immigration and the Politics of American Sovereignty, 1890-1990
Author: Cheryl Lynne Shanks
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 399
Release: 2009-09-23
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0472023004

What does it mean to be an American? The United States defines itself by its legal freedoms; it cannot tell its citizens who to be. Nevertheless, where possible, it must separate citizen from alien. In so doing, it defines the desirable characteristics of its citizens in immigration policy, spelling out how many and, most importantly, what sorts of persons can enter the country with the option of becoming citizens. Over the past century, the U.S. Congress argued first that prospective citizens should be judged in terms of race, then in terms of politics, then of ideology, then of wealth and skills. Each argument arose in direct response to a perceived foreign threat--a threat that was, in the government's eyes, racial, political, ideological, or economic. Immigration and the Politics of American Sovereignty traces how and why public arguments about immigrants changed over time, how some arguments came to predominate and shape policy, and what impact these arguments have had on how the United States defines and defends its sovereignty. Cheryl Shanks offers readers an explanation for immigration policy that is more distinctly political than the usual economic and cultural ones. Her study, enriched by the insights of international relations theory, adds much to our understanding of the notion of sovereignty and as such will be of interest to scholars of international relations, American politics, sociology, and American history. Cheryl Shanks is Assistant Professor of Political Science, Williams College.

Free Movement

Free Movement
Author: Brian Barry
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2015-03-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1317867084

First published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

International Migration Law

International Migration Law
Author: Vincent Chetail
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2019-04-04
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0191645451

International Migration Law provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of the international legal framework applicable to the movement of persons across borders. The role of international law in this field is complex, and often ambiguous: there is no single source for the international law governing migration. The current framework is scattered throughout a wide array of rules belonging to numerous fields of international law, including refugee law, human rights law, humanitarian law, labour law, trade law, maritime law, criminal law, and consular law. This textbook therefore cuts through this complexity by clearly demonstrating what the current international law is, and assessing how it operates. The book offers a unique and comprehensive mapping of this growing field of international law. It brings together and critically analyses the disparate conventional, customary, and soft law on a broad variety of issues, such as irregular migration, human trafficking, refugee protection, labour migration, non-discrimination, regional free movement schemes, and global migration governance. It also offers a particular focus on important groups of migrants, namely migrant workers, refugees, and smuggled migrants. It maps the current status of the law governing their movement, providing a thorough critical analysis of the various stands of international law which apply to them, suggesting how the law may continue to develop in the future. This book provides the perfect introduction to all aspects of migration and international law.