Migrant

Vincent Chetail

Chapter 51 in Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Migration and Asylum Law, 2025, pp 299-306 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: The term ‘migrant’ is at the heart of many controversies in the public debate, the media, and among experts. Despite the lack of a legal definition, a migrant should be understood as referring to a person who has crossed an international border to live in a state other than that of his or her nationality. This inclusive meaning has the merit of being neutral and factual, without prejudice to the broad variety of migration patterns, legal regimes, individual experiences, and aspirations that exist. It better reflects, in turn, both the unity and the diversity of the law applicable to persons on the move.

Keywords: Migrant worker; Refugee; Asylum seeker; Undocumented migrant; Migrant in an irregular situation; Migrant in a vulnerable situation; Child migrant; Women migrant; Economic migrant; Expatriate; Displaced person; IOM; UNHCR (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781802204148
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