Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Migration and Asylum Law
Published on 29. July 2025
Book
Hardback
656 pages
978-1-80220-414-8 (ISBN)
Description
This Concise Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of the rapidly developing field of migration and asylum law. It brings clarity on key terms and critical notions, while challenging misconceptions in this highly politicized sphere.
Bringing together a diverse array of leading and emerging scholars and practitioners from across six continents, this Encyclopedia examines a broad range of topics and perspectives, such as diasporas, border control, racism and the human rights of migrants. Each entry offers a clear and concise summary of existing and contemporary knowledge, identifies important gaps in the field and outlines new directions for cutting-edge research. Carefully curated, this Encyclopedia scrutinizes well-known terms of art, including naturalization, non-refoulement, remittances and resettlement as well as addressing intersecting topics, like civil society, climate change, migration governance and digital technology.
Students, scholars and researchers interested in migration and asylum will greatly benefit from this Concise Encyclopedia. It is also a vital reference for practitioners and policy makers.
Key Features:
A pioneering Encyclopedia highlighting key topics of the field and recent developments
Over 100 entries written by leading scholars and practitioners from the six continents
Comprehensive coverage of the critical notions and terms of art associated with migration and asylum
Broad variety of themes and perspectives
Bringing together a diverse array of leading and emerging scholars and practitioners from across six continents, this Encyclopedia examines a broad range of topics and perspectives, such as diasporas, border control, racism and the human rights of migrants. Each entry offers a clear and concise summary of existing and contemporary knowledge, identifies important gaps in the field and outlines new directions for cutting-edge research. Carefully curated, this Encyclopedia scrutinizes well-known terms of art, including naturalization, non-refoulement, remittances and resettlement as well as addressing intersecting topics, like civil society, climate change, migration governance and digital technology.
Students, scholars and researchers interested in migration and asylum will greatly benefit from this Concise Encyclopedia. It is also a vital reference for practitioners and policy makers.
Key Features:
A pioneering Encyclopedia highlighting key topics of the field and recent developments
Over 100 entries written by leading scholars and practitioners from the six continents
Comprehensive coverage of the critical notions and terms of art associated with migration and asylum
Broad variety of themes and perspectives
Reviews / Votes
'This indispensable volume is comprehensive and timely. The contributions by leading experts on migration, law and policy respond to the urgent need to clarify concepts, dispel myths and identify both the reach of the law and gaps in the normative structure.' -- T. Alexander Aleinikoff, The New School for Social Research, USA 'This detailed and coherent portrait of the multiple aspects of migration law around the world describes a complex web of interrelations between places, people, regulations, institutions, and ideas. Its 106 entries constitute an effective antidote to the political discourse pretending to "solve the migration problem once and for all".' -- Francois Crepeau, McGill University, CanadaMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Cheltenham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 169 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-80220-414-8 (9781802204148)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Edited by Vincent Chetail, Professor of Public International Law and Director, Global Migration Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Switzerland
Content
Contents
Preface xiii
1 African Union 1
Tadesse Abebe and Lea von Martius
2 Association of Southeast Asian
Nations 6
Jittawadee Chotinukul
3 Asylum 14
Vincent Chetail
4 Asylum Seeker 21
Maria-Teresa Gil-Bazo
5 Bilateral Agreement 25
Andrea Spagnolo
6 Border Control 29
Boldizsar Nagy
7 Child Migrants 36
Liline Steyn
8 Cities 43
Moritz Baumgaertel
9 Civil Society 50
Massimo Frigo
10 Climate Change 57
Walter Kaelin
11 Complementary Protection 64
Jane McAdam
12 Consular Protection and
Assistance 70
Madalina Moraru
13 Council of Europe 76
Elspeth Guild
14 COVID-19 82
Ian M. Kysel
15 Crimmigration 88
Jose A. Brandariz
16 Detention 93
Galina Cornelisse
17 Diaspora 99
Larissa van den Herik
18 Digital Technology 103
Ana Beduschi
19 Diplomatic Assurances 109
William Thomas Worster
20 Diplomatic Protection 115
Eileen Denza
21 Entry Ban 119
Izabella Majcher
22 European Border and Coast
Guard Agency (Frontex) 124
Giulia Raimondo
23 European Union 130
Philippe De Bruycker
24 European Union Agency for
Asylum 136
Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi
25 Expulsion 140
Tamas Molnar
26 Externalization 147
Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen
27 Extradition 152
Stefano Maffei
28 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction 157
Cedric Ryngaert
29 Family Reunification 162
Mariana Ferolla Vallandro do Valle
30 Feminism 168
Natasha Yacoub
31 Forced Labour and Slavery 177
Natalia Szablewska
32 Free Movement Agreement 184
Sara Iglesias Sanchez
33 Freedom of Religion or Belief 190
Nazila Ghanea and Thiago Alves Pinto
34 Frontier Worker 195
Sandra Mantu
35 Global Compact for Safe,
Orderly and Regular Migration 200
Vincent Chetail
36 Global Compact on Refugees 206
Madeline Garlick
37 Human Rights of Migrants 212
Vincent Chetail
38 Integrated Border Management 219
Giulia Raimondo
39 Integration 226
Ulrike Brandl
40 Interception at Sea 232
Itamar Mann
41 Internally Displaced Persons 238
Cecilia Jimenez-Damary
42 International Labour
Organization 243
Leila Kawar
43 International Organization for
Migration 248
Jan Klabbers
44 International Student 252
Tesseltje de Lange
45 Irregular Migration 258
Alessia Di Pascale
46 Labour Rights 263
Arwen Joyce
47 League of Arab States 270
Mervat Rishmawi
48 Legal Assistance 276
Andrea Saccucci
49 LGBTQ+ Migrant 282
Janna Wessels
50 Mass Influx 289
Meltem Ineli Ciger
51 Migrant 295
Vincent Chetail
52 Migrant in Situations of
Vulnerability 303
Delphine Nakache and
Christiana Essie Sagay
53 Migrant Women 309
Christel Querton
54 Migrant Worker 314
Alan Desmond
55 Migration Crisis 320
Jaya Ramji-Nogales
56 Migration Governance 325
Antoine Pecoud
57 Migration Partnership 330
Paula Garcia Andrade
58 Missing Migrant 336
Gabriella Citroni
59 Mixed Migration 343
Marina Sharpe
60 Mobility 347
Iris Goldner Lang
61 Nationality 352
Peter J. Spiro
62 Naturalization 357
Bruno Nascimbene
63 Non-discrimination 363
Karin de Vries
64 Non-refoulement 371
Cornelis (Kees) Wouters and
Cameron Shilton
65 Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human
Rights 377
Pia Oberoi
66 Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for
Refugees 381
Jay Ramasubramanyam
67 Organization of American
States 386
Jean-Pierre Gauci and
Georgia Greville
68 Palestinian Refugees 392
Francesca P. Albanese
69 Persecution 397
Helene Lambert
70 Private Sector 402
Daria Davitti
71 Protracted Displacement 408
Mansha Mohee
72 Racism 417
E. Tendayi Achiume
73 Readmission Agreement 423
Mariagiulia Giuffre
74 Recruitment 428
Fay Faraday
75 Refugee 434
Guy S. Goodwin-Gill
76 Refugee Camp 440
Maja Janmyr and Nora Milch
77 Refugee Status 444
Vincent Chetail and
Jittawadee Chotinukul
78 Refugee Status Determination
Procedure 449
Daniel Ghezelbash
79 Regional Human Rights Courts 455
Cathryn Costello and Vera Wriedt
80 Regularization 462
Alan Desmond
81 Remittances 468
Alan Desmond
82 Resettlement 473
Susan Kneebone
83 Return and Reintegration 477
Izabella Majcher
84 Right to Health 483
Mary E. Crock
85 Right to Information 490
Liliana Lyra Jubilut
86 Right to Leave and to Return 496
Nora Markard
87 Rule of Law and Due Process
Guarantees 501
Jens Vedsted-Hansen
88 Safe Third Country 506
Eleni Karageorgiou
89 Schengen Area 512
Daniel Thym
90 Search and Rescue 517
Efthymios Papastavridis
91 Seasonal Migrant Workers 523
Bethany Hastie and Sofia Cornejo
92 Sexual Exploitation 529
Isabel Lirola-Delgado
93 Smuggling of Migrants 534
Andreas Schloenhardt
94 Social Rights 539
Annick Pijnenburg
95 Sovereignty 544
Sylvie Sarolea
96 Statelessness 550
Bronwen Manby
97 Stranded Migrant 558
Luc Leboeuf
98 Terrorism 562
Ben Saul
99 Third World Approaches to
International Law (TWAIL) 568
Vincent Chetail
100 Trafficking in Persons 574
Siobhan Mullally
101 Travel Document 580
Luuk van der Baaren and
Dimitry V. Kochenov
102 United Nations Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine
Refugeesin the Near East
(UNRWA) 585
Lex Takkenberg
103 United Nations Treaty Bodies 590
Alan Desmond
104 Visa 599
Annalisa Meloni
105 Voluntary Repatriation 605
Marjoleine Zieck
106 World Trade Organization 609
Marion Panizzon and Amanda Bisong
Preface xiii
1 African Union 1
Tadesse Abebe and Lea von Martius
2 Association of Southeast Asian
Nations 6
Jittawadee Chotinukul
3 Asylum 14
Vincent Chetail
4 Asylum Seeker 21
Maria-Teresa Gil-Bazo
5 Bilateral Agreement 25
Andrea Spagnolo
6 Border Control 29
Boldizsar Nagy
7 Child Migrants 36
Liline Steyn
8 Cities 43
Moritz Baumgaertel
9 Civil Society 50
Massimo Frigo
10 Climate Change 57
Walter Kaelin
11 Complementary Protection 64
Jane McAdam
12 Consular Protection and
Assistance 70
Madalina Moraru
13 Council of Europe 76
Elspeth Guild
14 COVID-19 82
Ian M. Kysel
15 Crimmigration 88
Jose A. Brandariz
16 Detention 93
Galina Cornelisse
17 Diaspora 99
Larissa van den Herik
18 Digital Technology 103
Ana Beduschi
19 Diplomatic Assurances 109
William Thomas Worster
20 Diplomatic Protection 115
Eileen Denza
21 Entry Ban 119
Izabella Majcher
22 European Border and Coast
Guard Agency (Frontex) 124
Giulia Raimondo
23 European Union 130
Philippe De Bruycker
24 European Union Agency for
Asylum 136
Evangelia (Lilian) Tsourdi
25 Expulsion 140
Tamas Molnar
26 Externalization 147
Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen
27 Extradition 152
Stefano Maffei
28 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction 157
Cedric Ryngaert
29 Family Reunification 162
Mariana Ferolla Vallandro do Valle
30 Feminism 168
Natasha Yacoub
31 Forced Labour and Slavery 177
Natalia Szablewska
32 Free Movement Agreement 184
Sara Iglesias Sanchez
33 Freedom of Religion or Belief 190
Nazila Ghanea and Thiago Alves Pinto
34 Frontier Worker 195
Sandra Mantu
35 Global Compact for Safe,
Orderly and Regular Migration 200
Vincent Chetail
36 Global Compact on Refugees 206
Madeline Garlick
37 Human Rights of Migrants 212
Vincent Chetail
38 Integrated Border Management 219
Giulia Raimondo
39 Integration 226
Ulrike Brandl
40 Interception at Sea 232
Itamar Mann
41 Internally Displaced Persons 238
Cecilia Jimenez-Damary
42 International Labour
Organization 243
Leila Kawar
43 International Organization for
Migration 248
Jan Klabbers
44 International Student 252
Tesseltje de Lange
45 Irregular Migration 258
Alessia Di Pascale
46 Labour Rights 263
Arwen Joyce
47 League of Arab States 270
Mervat Rishmawi
48 Legal Assistance 276
Andrea Saccucci
49 LGBTQ+ Migrant 282
Janna Wessels
50 Mass Influx 289
Meltem Ineli Ciger
51 Migrant 295
Vincent Chetail
52 Migrant in Situations of
Vulnerability 303
Delphine Nakache and
Christiana Essie Sagay
53 Migrant Women 309
Christel Querton
54 Migrant Worker 314
Alan Desmond
55 Migration Crisis 320
Jaya Ramji-Nogales
56 Migration Governance 325
Antoine Pecoud
57 Migration Partnership 330
Paula Garcia Andrade
58 Missing Migrant 336
Gabriella Citroni
59 Mixed Migration 343
Marina Sharpe
60 Mobility 347
Iris Goldner Lang
61 Nationality 352
Peter J. Spiro
62 Naturalization 357
Bruno Nascimbene
63 Non-discrimination 363
Karin de Vries
64 Non-refoulement 371
Cornelis (Kees) Wouters and
Cameron Shilton
65 Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human
Rights 377
Pia Oberoi
66 Office of the United Nations
High Commissioner for
Refugees 381
Jay Ramasubramanyam
67 Organization of American
States 386
Jean-Pierre Gauci and
Georgia Greville
68 Palestinian Refugees 392
Francesca P. Albanese
69 Persecution 397
Helene Lambert
70 Private Sector 402
Daria Davitti
71 Protracted Displacement 408
Mansha Mohee
72 Racism 417
E. Tendayi Achiume
73 Readmission Agreement 423
Mariagiulia Giuffre
74 Recruitment 428
Fay Faraday
75 Refugee 434
Guy S. Goodwin-Gill
76 Refugee Camp 440
Maja Janmyr and Nora Milch
77 Refugee Status 444
Vincent Chetail and
Jittawadee Chotinukul
78 Refugee Status Determination
Procedure 449
Daniel Ghezelbash
79 Regional Human Rights Courts 455
Cathryn Costello and Vera Wriedt
80 Regularization 462
Alan Desmond
81 Remittances 468
Alan Desmond
82 Resettlement 473
Susan Kneebone
83 Return and Reintegration 477
Izabella Majcher
84 Right to Health 483
Mary E. Crock
85 Right to Information 490
Liliana Lyra Jubilut
86 Right to Leave and to Return 496
Nora Markard
87 Rule of Law and Due Process
Guarantees 501
Jens Vedsted-Hansen
88 Safe Third Country 506
Eleni Karageorgiou
89 Schengen Area 512
Daniel Thym
90 Search and Rescue 517
Efthymios Papastavridis
91 Seasonal Migrant Workers 523
Bethany Hastie and Sofia Cornejo
92 Sexual Exploitation 529
Isabel Lirola-Delgado
93 Smuggling of Migrants 534
Andreas Schloenhardt
94 Social Rights 539
Annick Pijnenburg
95 Sovereignty 544
Sylvie Sarolea
96 Statelessness 550
Bronwen Manby
97 Stranded Migrant 558
Luc Leboeuf
98 Terrorism 562
Ben Saul
99 Third World Approaches to
International Law (TWAIL) 568
Vincent Chetail
100 Trafficking in Persons 574
Siobhan Mullally
101 Travel Document 580
Luuk van der Baaren and
Dimitry V. Kochenov
102 United Nations Relief and
Works Agency for Palestine
Refugeesin the Near East
(UNRWA) 585
Lex Takkenberg
103 United Nations Treaty Bodies 590
Alan Desmond
104 Visa 599
Annalisa Meloni
105 Voluntary Repatriation 605
Marjoleine Zieck
106 World Trade Organization 609
Marion Panizzon and Amanda Bisong