Irregular Migration, Refugee Status and the Law

Through an investigation of the protection needs of 'irregularised migrants', this book offers a novel approach to the phenomenon of irregular migration by reframing it as a matter of refugee law.

Autorentext

Maja Grundler is Lecturer at Northumbria Law School and holds a PhD in Law from Queen Mary University of London. Her research interests include refugee law, irregular migration and human trafficking.

Klappentext

Through an investigation of the protection needs of 'irregularised migrants', this book offers a novel approach to the phenomenon of irregular migration by reframing it as a matter of refugee law.

Inhalt

1. Introduction; 2. 'Trafficking in Persons' and 'Smuggling of Migrants': Different Concepts, Similar Experiences; 3. 'Route Causes' of Irregular Re-Migration: Vulnerability Indicators for Future Risk; 4. Persecutory Harm and Failure of State Protection: Cumulative and Sequential Harms; 5. The Nexus to Refugee Convention Grounds: A Return to 'Route Causes'; 6. From Complementary Protection to Refugee Status? - Finding Irregularised Migrants in Existing Case Law; 7. Vulnerability to Irregular Re-Migration in the Context of Climate Change and Disasters; 8. Conclusion: Protection from Dangerous Migratory Journeys