The right not to be displaced in international law
By: Michèle Morel
Series: International law series -- [13]; International law (Antwerp, Belgium) -- 13.
Publisher: Intersentia
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Cambridge, United Kingdom
Language: eng
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9781780682051
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Refugees; Legal status, laws; Human rights; Forced migration; International law; Heimatrecht; Völkerrecht
Description: Every year, millions of people worldwide are forced to leave their homes and become displaced due to a variety of causes, including conflict and persecution, development projects and natural disasters. This book explores the role of international human rights law in protecting people against involuntary displacement. It does so with reference to the idea of a {́OCLCbr#80}{OCLCbr#98}human right not to be displaced{́OCLCbr#80}?, the central focus of the book, and examines its existence, desirability, content and enforcement. It starts with a discussion of the meaning of {́OCLCbr#80}{OCLCbr#98}displacement{́OCLCbr#80}? and clarifies how this phenomenon can be framed as a human rights issue. The following part deals with the question of how new human rights in general come into existence and under what conditions their creation or emergence is desirable. Against this background, the current status of the right not to be displaced in international law is thoroughly analyzed. The final part of the book examines the desired future for this emerging human right.0The author aims to contribute to a better understanding of the international legal framework for the protection of people against their forced movement, as well as to the search for more powerful, tenacious legal mechanisms to prevent or mitigate human displacement. While many works have been written on various legal issues surrounding the protection from specific forms of displacement, this is the first book treating the topic in a comprehensive manner, considering displacement broadly, approaching the issue from a rights-based perspective, and analyzing the complete framework of relevant normative developments at the international level.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-320).
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The displacement phenomenon; title: The emergence of new human rights; title: The current status of the right not to be displaced in international law; title: The future of the right not to be displaced; title: Conclusion.