South-South Migrations and the Law from Below : Case Studies on China and Nigeria / Oreva Olakpe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olakpe, Oreva

Series:

Studies in International Law.

Studies in International Law

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emigration and immigration law.

China.

Nigeria.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

London : Hart Publishing, 2023.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

This book explores the narratives and experiences of people in the Global South as they encounter the impact of international law in their lives. It looks specifically at approaches to international migrations and the law, as states in the Global South confront migration-related challenges. Taking a case study approach, drawn from the experiences of undocumented and displaced migrants in China and Nigeria, the book shows how informal justice systems not only exist but are upheld. With an innovative analysis drawing both on intersectionality and a Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL), it moves away from the classic international versus regional and domestic law approach to reveal the experience of the Third World in relation to the law. This fascinating study will appeal to international law, human rights and immigration scholars, as well as those in the field of development studies.

Contents:

The case for research on south-south migration and the law from below

Methods and methodology : researching the law from below

Contexts and sites : the background to the case studies

Where migrants stand in south-south migrating communities : a look at China and Nigeria

Identity, intersectionality and south-south migrations

Reclaiming justice from the peripheries : informal justice in migrant communities in China and Nigeria

Final thoughts.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Olakpe, Oreva South-South Migrations and the Law from Below

ISBN:

9781509958207

1509958207

9781509958214

1509958215

9781509958191

1509958193

OCLC:

1376193666