From Fear to Hate - Legal-Linguistic Perspectives on Migration

This volume offers an in-depth analysis of the social phenomenon of migration from various legal-linguistic perspectives. Migration has become a global phenomenon and a burning issue provoking social conflict and political instability in modern societies all over the world. The question of dealing with migrants and asylum seekers has dominated political discourse. It has given rise to national and international legislation on emigration and immigration, some of them including discriminatory provisions, pressed laws against immigration (Acts of exclusion) and prompted anti-migration rhetoric and hate speech against migrants. Important efforts have been made in both common law and civil law jurisdictions to protect migrants' fundamental rights to dignity and equality.

About the author

Victoria Guillén-Nieto and Antonio Doval Pais, University of Alicante, Spain; Dieter Stein, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf.

Summary

This volume offers an in-depth analysis of the social phenomenon of migration from various legal-linguistic perspectives. Migration has become a global phenomenon and a burning issue provoking social conflict and political instability in modern societies all over the world. The question of dealing with migrants and asylum seekers has dominated political discourse. It has given rise to national and international legislation on emigration and immigration, some of them including discriminatory provisions, pressed laws against immigration (Acts of exclusion) and prompted anti-migration rhetoric and hate speech against migrants. Important efforts have been made in both common law and civil law jurisdictions to protect migrants' fundamental rights to dignity and equality.

Product details

• Assisted by: Antonio Doval Pais (Editor), Victoria Guillén-Nieto (Editor), Dieter Stein (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2025
• EAN: 9783112214183
• ISBN: 978-3-11-221418-3
• No. of pages: 234
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 15 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 366 g
• Illustrations: 5 b/w and 7 col. ill., 8 b/w tbl.
• Series: Foundations in Language and Law [FLL]
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Migration, Ausländerrecht, Soziale und ethische Themen, Law, Linguistics, forensische linguistik, Sprache und Recht, SCI000000 SCIENCE / General, Forensic Linguistics, Legal Translation and Interpreting