How define the term ‘migrant’? What is ‘naturalization’? What does mean ‘remittances’ or ‘non-refoulement? And what are the rules and institutions beyond the many terms and notions associated with migration and asylum?
This Concise Encyclopaedia edited by Prof. Vincent Chetail, Director of the GMC, provides a comprehensive overview of the rapidly developing field of migration and asylum law. It brings clarity on key terms and critical notions, while challenging misconceptions in this highly politicized sphere.
Bringing together a diverse array of leading and emerging scholars and practitioners from across six continents, this Encyclopedia examines a broad range of topics and perspectives, such as diasporas, border control, racism and the human rights of migrants. Each entry offers a clear and concise summary of existing and contemporary knowledge, identifies important gaps in the field and outlines new directions for cutting-edge research.
Carefully curated, this Encyclopedia scrutinizes well-known terms of art, including naturalization, non-refoulement, remittances and resettlement as well as addressing intersecting topics like civil society, climate change, migration governance and digital technology. Students, scholars and researchers interested in migration and asylum will greatly benefit from this Concise Encyclopedia. It is also a vital reference for practitioners and policy makers.
The offers a comprehensive overview of the rapidly developing field. It brings clarity to key terms and critical notions, while challenging widespread misconceptions in this highly politicized area.
Vincent Chetail authored some key entries, such as ‘asylum’ and ‘migrant’. Jittawadee Chotinukul and Giulia Raimondo were also involved in this collective endeavour as editorial assistants of this publication and as authors respectively on ‘Frontex’ and ‘ASEAN’. Among many other contributors from different parts of the world, several other former and current PhD students of the Graduate Institute were also involved in authoring several entries, including Izabella Majcher on ‘Return and reintegration’ and ‘Entry ban’, Liline Stey on ‘Child Migrants’ and Mariana Ferolla Vallandro do Valle on ‘Family Reunification’
Critical acclaims:
This indispensable volume is comprehensive and timely. The contributions by leading experts on migration, law and policy respond to the urgent need to clarify concepts, dispel myths and identify both the reach of the law and gaps in the normative structure.’
– T. Alexander Aleinikoff, The New School for Social Research, USA
‘This detailed and coherent portrait of the multiple aspects of migration law around the world describes a complex web of interrelations between places, people, regulations, institutions, and ideas. Its 106 entries constitute an effective antidote to the political discourse pretending to “solve the migration problem once and for all”.’
– François Crépeau, McGill University, Canada