The International Legal Protection of Migrants at Sea
A Comparison of International, Regional and National Responses
Published on 21. November 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
148 pages
978-90-04-68509-3 (ISBN)
Description
Faced with the migration crisis which has turned the sea into a graveyard for sea migrants, this book addresses the issue by examining the international legal framework which enjoins States and other actors at sea to come to the rescue of migrants in distress at sea.
The book seeks to provide a legal argument which obliges the international community to protect even illegal migrants who willingly and intentionally endanger their lives at sea, while ensuring that these rights and obligations are not abused. Multifarious branches of International Law defend this position.
The book seeks to provide a legal argument which obliges the international community to protect even illegal migrants who willingly and intentionally endanger their lives at sea, while ensuring that these rights and obligations are not abused. Multifarious branches of International Law defend this position.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Netherlands
Publishing group
Brill
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
218 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-68509-3 (9789004685093)
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Niba Fontoh holds a PhD in Public International Law, a Legal Assistant with the International Court of Justice and a consultant for both National and International institutions.
Content
Contents
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?Introduction
?Section 1: The Obligation to Assist Those in Distress at Sea Enshrined in International Law
?Part 1: The Obligation to Assist under International Maritime Law and the International Law of the Sea
?Part 2: The Safe-Guarding of the Obligation of Assistance Even with the Smuggling of Migrants at Sea
?Section 2: International Law Recognizes the Right to Shelter for All Migrants by Sea
?Part 3: The Right of Refuge for Any Shipwrecked Person
?Part 4: The Cardinal Principle of Non-refoulement and the Legality of Interceptions
?Part 5: The Legality of Interceptions
?Part 6: Application of Non-refoulement in Asylum Seeking
?Part 7: Refugees at Sea - What Rights and Where?
?Conclusion
?Bibliography
Abbreviations
Abstract
Keywords
?Introduction
?Section 1: The Obligation to Assist Those in Distress at Sea Enshrined in International Law
?Part 1: The Obligation to Assist under International Maritime Law and the International Law of the Sea
?Part 2: The Safe-Guarding of the Obligation of Assistance Even with the Smuggling of Migrants at Sea
?Section 2: International Law Recognizes the Right to Shelter for All Migrants by Sea
?Part 3: The Right of Refuge for Any Shipwrecked Person
?Part 4: The Cardinal Principle of Non-refoulement and the Legality of Interceptions
?Part 5: The Legality of Interceptions
?Part 6: Application of Non-refoulement in Asylum Seeking
?Part 7: Refugees at Sea - What Rights and Where?
?Conclusion
?Bibliography