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Introduction to Symposium on Framing Global Migration Law
Ramji-Nogales, Jaya Spiro, Peter J.
Ramji-Nogales, Jaya
Spiro, Peter J.
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2017-04-10
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https://doi.org/10.1017/aju.2017.14
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In our modern world, migrants are both highly visible and deeply invisible, from those undertaking dangerous
voyages in overcrowded boats who dominate contemporary headlines, to those who toil unseen in farms, restaurants,
and construction sites.What is the role of international law in governing their movement? The answer is that
international law has surprisingly little to say about the transborder movement of people. The principle of
non-refoulement offers the most robust governance site, but its scope is quite limited with respect to who falls
within its parameters and the access and process to which they are entitled. Other areas of international law that
appear relevant, such as international trade law, international labor law, and the law of the sea similarly present little
by way of migration governance. As a result, there are massive flows of human beings whose travel is barely regulated,
let alone coordinated, by international law.
These essays are the first part of a three-part symposium responding to this gap in the law, starting from the
premise that international migration law needs to be radically redesigned. To that end, the essays engage with the
idea of a new scholarly field of inquiry: global migration law.
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Jaya Ramji-Nogales & Peter J. Spiro, Introduction to Symposium on Framing Global Migration Law, 111 AJIL Unbound 1–2 (2017).
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Cambridge University Press
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AJIL Unbound, Vol. 111
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