LAWS 2601 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Geneva Conventions, Immigration, International Covenant On Civil And Political Rights
17 Apr 2016
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Chetail mapping the customary law foundations of international migration law . International migration law is broadly defined as the set of international rules and principles governing the movement of persons between states and the legal status of migrants in host states. Iml covers an migrant irrespective of their motivations and grounds for admission: work, family reunification, asylum, study. Iml covers migrants irrespective of their legal status: documented, undocumented. Iml covers migrants independent of their duration of stay. Argument: customary law should serve as the basis for iml because. 1 customary law is the only vehicle for creating binding norms for all states. 2 customary international law (cil) can be enforced in domestic courts. 3 cil provides the benchmark for comprehending iml as a global set of principles/norms. The origin and rationale of the right to leave any country. Freedom of movement is a fundamental human right that can also be attributed to notion of personal liberty.
