Migration Crisis

Jaya Ramji-Nogales

Chapter 55 in Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Migration and Asylum Law, 2025, pp 325-329 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: International migration law plays a central role in constructing ‘migration crises.’ Most subfields of international law that touch on migration defer excessively to national law, failing to regulate state behavior or to govern migration. The law of forced migration, centered in the principle of non-refoulement, is more effective in altering state behaviour to protect migrants but is applicable to very few humans on the move. Without a binding mechanism for progressive development, international migration law is likely to continue down this ineffective path that is both irrational and immoral. Regional arrangements that step away from the failed architecture of international migration law offer more promise to develop solutions to mass influx situations that address the interests of both states and migrants.

Keywords: Migration; Crisis; Refugee; International law; Mass influx; Borders (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781802204148
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