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Zusatztext In her characteristically original, distinctive and insightful way, Dembour invites us to abandon preconceived ideas and to think differently. This is the role judges need legal scholars to perform if academic commentaries are to nourish judicial decision-making. An intelligent, lucid and courageous book that takes the debate into new territory. Informationen zum Autor Marie-Bénédicte Dembour is Professor of Law and Anthropology at the University of Brighton She has also taught at the European University Institute, the Vrije Universiteit Brussels, and the University of Oxford. She has authored and edited numerous previous titles. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Introduction Part I: FOUNDATIONS 2: The alien in the social imagination of the founding texts 3: Rejecting the legacy of empire: Postcolonial dereliction (East African Asians case) 4: Dislocating families: The Strasbourg reversal (Abdulaziz, Cabales and Balkandali) 5: Not so threatening foreighers: Nationality as a central human rights issue (Advisory opinion 4/84) Part II: CONSOLIDATION 6: Shattering Lives: The normalisation of deportation (After Berrehab) 7: The sleeping beauty awakens late: An absolute prohibition with many buts (Around Soering) 8: Social protection: All are equal but some are more equal than others (After Gaygusuz) 9: The Voice of the Inter-American Court: Equality as Jus Cogens (Advisory Opinions 16/99 and 18/03) 10: Reparations are a Big Issue: Taking Human Rights One Step Further (Yean and Bosico) Part III: PROSPECTS 11: Migrants, not criminals: Inter-American determination v. European hesitations (Vélez Loor ) 12: Domestic asylum procedures aside: Scrutinising Strasbourgs 'Scrutiny' (M.S.S.) 13: The Darkest Case Law: Condoning Rightlessness (Bonger et alia) 14: On the Road to Substantive Equality: Due Process and Non-discrimination at San José (Nadege Dorzema and Pacheco Tineo) - by Lourdes Peroni 15: Conclusion: The Way Forward ...
