Justice and authority in immigration law
By: Colin Grey
Publisher: Hart Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Oxford, United Kingdom
Language: eng
Number of pages: 241
ISBN-13: 9781849465991
Subjects: Emigration and immigration law; Moral and ethical aspects
Description: "This book provides a new and powerful account of the demands of justice on immigration law and policy. Drawing principally on the work of Adam Smith, Immanuel Kant, and John Rawls, it argues that justice requires states to give priority of admission to the most disadvantaged migrants, and to grant some form of citizenship or non-oppressive status to those migrants who become integrated. It also argues that states must avoid policies of admission and exclusion that can only be implemented through unjust means. It therefore refutes the common misconception that justice places no limits on the discretion of states to control immigration."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-224) and index.