International Migration and Human Rights
Title | International Migration and Human Rights PDF eBook |
Author | Samuel Martinez |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 350 |
Release | 2009-11-15 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0520258215 |
A multidisciplinary group of scholars examines how the actions of the United States as a global leader are worsening pressures on people worldwide to migrate, while simultaneously degrading migrant rights. Uniting such diverse issues as market reform, drug policy, and terrorism under a common framework of human rights, the book constitutes a call for a new vision on immigration.
Migration and Human Rights
Title | Migration and Human Rights PDF eBook |
Author | Ryszard Cholewinski |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 499 |
Release | 2009-11-26 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1139482092 |
The UN Convention on Migrant Workers' Rights is the most comprehensive international treaty in the field of migration and human rights. Adopted in 1990 and entered into force in 2003, it sets a standard in terms of access to human rights for migrants. However, it suffers from a marked indifference: only forty states have ratified it and no major immigration country has done so. This highlights how migrants remain forgotten in terms of access to rights. Even though their labour is essential in the world economy, the non-economic aspect of migration – and especially migrants' rights – remain a neglected dimension of globalisation. This volume provides in-depth information on the Convention and on the reasons behind states' reluctance towards its ratification. It brings together researchers, international civil servants and NGO members and relies upon an interdisciplinary perspective that includes not only law, but also sociology and political science.
Irregular Migration And Human Rights
Title | Irregular Migration And Human Rights PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Bogusz |
Publisher | Martinus Nijhoff Publishers |
Total Pages | 486 |
Release | 2004-01-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9004140115 |
This collection of essays is the outcome of an international conference on Irregular Migration and Human Rights, which gathered together prominent scholars, policy-makers and practitioners working in the migration and human rights field. The objective of the book, in contrast to the prevailing political approach which focuses almost solely on prevention, is to discuss the human rights dimensions of irregular migration from theoretical, European and international perspectives.
The Human Rights of Migrants
Title | The Human Rights of Migrants PDF eBook |
Author | Reginald Thomas Appleyard |
Publisher | International Org. for Migration |
Total Pages | 160 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN |
Includes statistics.
Child Migration and Human Rights in a Global Age
Title | Child Migration and Human Rights in a Global Age PDF eBook |
Author | Jacqueline Bhabha |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | 392 |
Release | 2014-05-04 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1400850169 |
The first comprehensive look at the global dilemma of child migration Why, despite massive public concern, is child trafficking on the rise? Why are unaccompanied migrant children living on the streets and routinely threatened with deportation to their countries of origin? Why do so many young refugees of war-ravaged and failed states end up warehoused in camps, victimized by the sex trade, or enlisted as child soldiers? This book provides the first comprehensive account of the widespread but neglected global phenomenon of child migration, exploring the complex challenges facing children and adolescents who move to join their families, those who are moved to be exploited, and those who move simply to survive. Spanning several continents and drawing on the stories of young migrants, Child Migration and Human Rights in a Global Age provides a comprehensive account of the widespread and growing but neglected global phenomenon of child migration and child trafficking. It looks at the often-insurmountable obstacles we place in the paths of adolescents fleeing war, exploitation, or destitution; the contradictory elements in our approach to international adoption; and the limited support we give to young people brutalized as child soldiers. Part history, part in-depth legal and political analysis, this powerful book challenges the prevailing wisdom that widespread protection failures are caused by our lack of awareness of the problems these children face, arguing instead that our societies have a deep-seated ambivalence to migrant children—one we need to address head-on. Child Migration and Human Rights in a Global Age offers a road map for doing just that, and makes a compelling and courageous case for an international ethics of children's human rights.
Human Rights of Migrants in the 21st Century
Title | Human Rights of Migrants in the 21st Century PDF eBook |
Author | Elspeth Guild |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 159 |
Release | 2017-08-24 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1351382799 |
This book offers an accessible examination of the human rights of migrants in the context of the UN’s negotiations in 2018. This volume has two main contributions. Firstly, it is designed to inform the negotiations on the UN’s Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration announced by the New York Declaration of the UN General Assembly on 19 September 2016. Second, it intends to assist officials, lawyers and academics to ensure that the human rights of migrants are fully respected by state authorities and international organisations and safeguarded by national and supranational courts across the globe. The overall objective of this book is to clarify problem areas which migrants encounter as non-citizens of the state where they are and how international human rights obligations of those states provide solutions. It defines the existing international human rights of migrants and provides the source of States’ obligations. In order to provide a clear and useful guide to the existing human rights of migrants, the volume examines these rights from the perspective of the migrant: what situations do people encounter as their status changes from citizen (in their own country) to migrant (in a foreign state), and how do human rights provide legal entitlements regarding their treatment by a foreign state? This book will be of much interest to students of migration, human rights, international law and international relations.
Foundations of International Migration Law
Title | Foundations of International Migration Law PDF eBook |
Author | Brian Opeskin |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 495 |
Release | 2012-09-27 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1139576852 |
International migration law is an important field of international law, which has attracted exceptional interest in recent years. This book has been written from a wide variety of perspectives for those wanting to understand the legal framework that regulates migration. It is intended for students new to this field of study who seek an overview of its many components. It will also appeal to those who have focussed on a particular branch of international migration law but require an understanding of how their specialisation fits with other branches of the discipline. Written by migration law specialists and led by respected international experts, this volume draws upon the combined knowledge of international migration law and policy from academia; international, intergovernmental, regional and non-governmental organisations; and national governments. Additional features include case studies, maps, break-out boxes and references to resources which allow for a full understanding of the law in context.