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A Migrants' Bill Of Rights—Between Restatement And Manifesto, Gerald Neuman
A Migrants' Bill Of Rights—Between Restatement And Manifesto, Gerald Neuman
International Migrants Bill of Rights Symposium
These comments first provide a general perspective on the nature of the proposed International Migrants Bill of Rights (IMBR) and then offer some specific observations on the current draft, in particular its provisions on the subject of equality or nondiscrimination, including but not limited to Article 2.
Avoiding Evasion: Implementing International Migration Policy, Justin Gest
Avoiding Evasion: Implementing International Migration Policy, Justin Gest
International Migrants Bill of Rights Symposium
Despite the broadening range of international arbiters of global migration, the state—with its sovereign control of its territory and its subjection to the politics of its society—remains the only arbiter that oversees the actual interactions during which a proposed bill of rights would be followed. “As long as the nation-state is the primary unit for dispensing rights and privileges, it remains the main interlocutor, reference and target of interest groups and political actors, including migrant groups and their supporters.” This suggests that the normative persuasion and mobilization of even the most powerful non-state actors can only be in the ultimate …
Human Rights Of Migrants: The Dawn Of A New Era?, Ryszard Cholewinski
Human Rights Of Migrants: The Dawn Of A New Era?, Ryszard Cholewinski
International Migrants Bill of Rights Symposium
The purpose of this article is to highlight a number of key legal and policy developments which have occurred since the turn of the twenty-first century and to reflect on how these have and may advance the protection of the human rights of migrants. This article is optimistic and forward-looking in tenor, although the generally positive developments discussed do not necessarily mean that abuses of migrants and violations of their rights are no longer taking place. Nonetheless, if ten years of relatively intense activity can be viewed as a sound measure of progress, there is some cause for optimism that …