Evolution of Humanitarian Protection in European Law and Practice

What role do humanitarian considerations play in immigration control? Can it be argued that certain categories of non-nationals who are particularly vulnerable have a right to stay in a country because of their vulnerabilities? Is it an act of charity or an obligation of states not to return them?

List of contents

Introduction; 1. The ethical dimension of immigration policies; 2. Evolution of humanitarian protection in asylum law; 3. Humanitarian protection or human rights protection?; 4. A humanitarian solution for persons with other recognized protection needs; 5. Humanitarian protection: from an act of charity towards a legal obligation?; Conclusion.

About the author

Liv Feijen is a Swedish lawyer who specializes in public international law. She has worked as a legal adviser for the United Nations since 1997 at the Geneva HQs, as well as in Northern Europe, the Balkans, Africa and Asia.

Summary

What role do humanitarian considerations play in immigration control? Can it be argued that certain categories of non-nationals who are particularly vulnerable have a right to stay in a country because of their vulnerabilities? Is it an act of charity or an obligation of states not to return them?

Product details

• Authors: Liv Feijen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2021
• EAN: 9781108483483
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48348-3
• No. of pages: 300
• Series: Cambridge Asylum and Migration Studies
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; European History, Human Rights, Evolution, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, Human rights & civil liberties law, Politics and government, Human rights, civil rights, International humanitarian law, Law: Human rights and civil liberties, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law, Public international law: humanitarian law, Consumer Protection Law, Evolution / Evolutionary biology