The criminalization of migration : context and consequences / edited by Idil Atak and James C. Simeon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Atak, Idil, editor.

Simeon, James C., editor.

Series:

McGill-Queen's rural, wildland, and resource studies series.

McGill-Queen's Refugee and Forced Migration Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Refugees--Government policy--Canada.

Refugees.

Human rights--Canada.

Human rights.

Emigration and immigration law--Canada.

Emigration and immigration law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (441 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montréal, Québec : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2018]

Summary:

With over 240 million migrants in the world, including over 65 million forced migrants and refugees, states have turned to draconian measures to stem the flow of irregular migration, including the criminalization of migration itself. Canada, perceived as a nation of immigrants and touted as one of the most generous countries in the world today for its reception of refugees, has not been immune from these practices. This book examines "crimmigration" – the criminalization of migration – from national and comparative perspectives, drawing attention to the increasing use of criminal law measures, public policies, and practices that stigmatize or diminish the rights of forced migrants and refugees within a dominant public discourse that not only stereotypes and criminalizes but marginalizes forced migrants. Leading researchers, legal scholars, and practitioners provide in-depth analyses of theoretical concerns, legal and public policy dimensions, historic migration crises, and the current dynamics and future prospects of crimmigration. The editors situate each chapter within the existing migration literature and outline a way forward for the decriminalization of migration through the vigorous promotion and advancement of human rights. Building on recent legal, policy, academic, and advocacy initiatives, The Criminalization of Migration maps how the predominant trend toward the criminalization of migration in Canada and abroad can be reversed for the benefit of all, especially those forced to migrate for the protection of their inherent human rights and dignity.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Foreword: Protecting The Human Rights Of Migrants As Part Of A Long-Term Strategic Vision On Mobility And Diversity

Preface

Introduction: The Criminalization of Migration: Context and Consequences

The Criminalization of Migration and Its Intended and Unintended Consequences

The (Mis-)Uses of Analogy: Constructing and Challenging Crimmigration in Canada

Treating the Symptom, Ignoring the Cause: Recent People-Smuggling Developments in Canada and Around the World

Anti-Trafficking and Exclusion: Reinforcing Canadian Boundaries through Human Rights Discourse

The Criminalization and the Exclusion of Refugees in Canada and Abroad

Recent Jurisprudential Trends in the Interpretation of Complicity in Article 1F(a) Crimes

An Analysis of Post-Ezokola and JS Jurisprudence on Exclusion

The Interpretation of Exclusion 1F(b) of the 1951 Refugee Convention Internationally and in Canada

Crimmigration Responses to “Migration Crises”: Historical and Comparative Perspectives

Attrition through Enforcement and the Deportations of Syrians from Jordan and Turkey

Is the US Gaming Refugee Status for Central Americans? A Study of the Refugee Status Determination Process for Central American Women and Their Children

A Population Takes Flight: The Irish Famine Migration in Boston, Montreal, and Liverpool, and the Politics of Marginalization and Criminalization

Criminalizing Refugees and Other Forced Migrants: Current Dynamics, Future Challenges, and Prospects

Back to the Future: Shifts in Canadian Refugee Policy Over Four Decades

Scoping the Range of Initiatives for Protecting the Employment and Labour Rights of Illegalized Migrants

in Canada and Abroad

Progress towards a Common European Asylum System? The Migration Crisis in Europe

Conclusions

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7735-5564-1

0-7735-5563-3

OCLC:

1078636620