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This book integrates legal, historical, and philosophical materials to illuminate the migration topic and to provide a novel theory of human rights.
List of contents
Introduction. Humanity washed ashore; 1. Flagless vessel; 2. What is a human rights claim?; 3. What is a human rights commitment?; 4. Between moral blackmail and moral risk; 5. The place where we stand; 6. Imagination and the human rights encounter; Conclusion. The dual foundation of international law; Postscript.
About the author
Itamar Mann is a legal scholar currently based at the University of Haifa Faculty of Law, Israel. His work focuses on international law and political theory. He has published in the areas of human rights, refugee and migration law, political theory, and international criminal law. He has also acted as an advocate on behalf of migrants and refugees as a lawyer in Tel Aviv. During 2009-10 he held a fellowship during which he reported for Human Rights Watch from Greece and Turkey.
Summary
The book addresses a generalist audience interested in understanding the global migration crisis. It presents a first attempt to crystallize the lessons this crisis can teach us about the nature of international law, and contributes to academic literatures in law, political theory, and history.
