When humans become migrants : study of the European Court of Human Rights with an Inter-American counterpoint /

The issue of migration presents clear challenges to international human rights courts due to its political sensitivity. This book contrasts the European and Inter-American Courts of Human Rights, showing how their rulings differ on this issue. It argues that the Inter-American Court's approach...

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Main Author:	Dembour, Marie-Bénédicte, 1961- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	European Court of Human Rights. Inter-American Court of Human Rights. European Court of Human Rights Inter-American Court of Human Rights Cour européenne des droits de l'homme. Cour interaméricaine des droits de l'homme. Emigration and immigration law > Europe. International human rights courts. Human rights. Refugees > Legal status, laws, etc. Foreign workers > Civil rights. Noncitizens > Civil rights. Illegal immigration. Human Rights Tribunaux internationaux des droits de l'homme. Droits de l'homme (Droit international) Immigration clandestine. Travailleurs étrangers > Droits. LAW > Constitutional. LAW > Public. Illegal immigration Emigration and immigration law Foreign workers > Civil rights Human rights Noncitizens > Civil rights International human rights courts Europe Émigration et immigration > Droit européen. Tribunaux internationaux. Droits de l'homme. Réfugiés > Statut juridique. Travailleurs étrangers > Droits civils et politiques. Immigrés clandestins > Droits civils et politiques. Electronic books.
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Summary:	The issue of migration presents clear challenges to international human rights courts due to its political sensitivity. This book contrasts the European and Inter-American Courts of Human Rights, showing how their rulings differ on this issue. It argues that the Inter-American Court's approach is more sympathetic to the individuals involved.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxxvi, 540 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780191748660 0191748668 9780191644764 0191644765