Asylum & Immigration Law

On the Right of Exclusion: Law, Ethics and Immigration Policy addresses the current immigration laws and practices of Western states, and argues that if states cannot substantially justify the exclusion of an alien, the latter should be admitted...

This edited volume is framed around two themes which go to the core of contemporary refugeehood; those of protection and identity. It analyses how the issue of refugee identity is shaped by and responds to the legal regime of refugee protection in contemporary times. The book investigates the premis..

This book examines the extent to which the right to work for refugees and asylum-seekers is protected by international human rights law. This book explores the legal position looking at the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as well as the International Convention on the ..

This collection contains a rich and up-to-date mix of specific substantive empirical case studies and theoretically-driven analyses from multiple disciplinary perspectives and is international in scope. This is the first time studies and discussion of sanctuary practices outside the US context (e.g...

The first-ever continental binding treaty on internal displacement the African Union Convention on the Protection of and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons (the Kampala Convention) entered into force on 6 December 2012. This book examines the development and implementation of this treaty on ..

Despite the international community’s attempts to offer a coordinated response to the issue of ‘human trafficking’ in the twenty first century, there are indications that the trafficking is actually on the increase, and is a growing part of the global economy. _x000D_ _x000D_ This book offers an eva..

This book explores the issues surrounding the best interests of the child in relation to unaccompanied minor migrants in Europe. It draws on anthropology and social science methodologies as well as law in order to analyse examine the legal framework and practices related to UAM in the reception, pro..