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Förebered För Framtidens Klimatflyktingar Genom Att Fokusera På Nutidens Flyktingar Och Migranter, Matthew Scott Jun 2015

Förebered För Framtidens Klimatflyktingar Genom Att Fokusera På Nutidens Flyktingar Och Migranter, Matthew Scott

Matthew Scott

I presentationen diskuterar jag tre olika former av klimat relaterad migration och flykt och argumenterar för mer fokus på aktuella scenarier, befintliga rättsliga instrument och innovativa politiska lösningar. Om vi fokusera på dagens klimat relaterad migration och flykt, så kommer vi ätt vara bättre förberedda att agera till den förväntade ökningen utan att kompromissa Europas grundläggande principer med militariserade gränsvakter.

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Crossing Borders: Loving V. Virginia As A Story Of Migration, Victor C. Romero May 2015

Crossing Borders: Loving V. Virginia As A Story Of Migration, Victor C. Romero

Victor C. Romero

The struggle of binational same-gender partners today parallels the struggles of Mildred and Richard Loving during the heyday of the Civil Rights Movement - not only in the obvious parallels between race and sexual orientation as barriers to freedom, but also in the way the law uses these immutable characteristics to limit the freedom of movement. It is this freedom of movement - this migration or immigration - that I want to focus on in this essay. Lest we forget, the Lovings' story is, importantly, a story of migration: It's a story of the great lengths to which an interracial …

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A Role For Strategic Litigation, Matthew Scott Apr 2015

A Role For Strategic Litigation, Matthew Scott

Matthew Scott

Strategic litigation to protect internationally displaced persons at risk of disaster-related harm in their home countries can usefully support higher-level protection initiatives.

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The International Law Of Migrant Smuggling, Anne T. Gallagher Ao, Fiona David Jul 2014

The International Law Of Migrant Smuggling, Anne T. Gallagher Ao, Fiona David

Anne T Gallagher

Whether forced into relocation by fear of persecution, civil war, or humanitarian crisis, or pulled toward the prospect of better economic opportunities, more people are on the move than ever before. Opportunities for lawful entry into preferred destinations are decreasing rapidly, creating demand that is increasingly being met by migrant smugglers. This companion volume to the award-winning The International Law of Human Trafficking, presents the first-ever comprehensive, in-depth analysis into the subject. The authors call on their experience of working with the UN to chart the development of new international laws and to link these specialist rules to other relevant …

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