Essays about: "Boat refugees"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Boat refugees.

  1. 1. Navigating Legal Waters - A Study of Forcible Measures in Rescue Operations of Migrants and Refugees on the High Seas

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Frida Wennerfors; [2023]
    Keywords : folkrätt; public international law; the law of the sea; havsrätt; sjörätt; international maritime rescue law; search and rescue; extraterritorial jurisdiction; enforcement jurisdiction; refugee; migrant; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Den juridiska frågan om i vilken utsträckning stater får tvångsrädda människor på internationellt vatten, har fått ny betydelse i och med migrationsflödet över centrala Medelhavet. Flera incidenter har visat att det finns såväl strategiska som rent överlevnadsbaserade grunder till att migranter och flyktingar motsätter sig räddning av vissa statsfartyg på Medelhavet. READ MORE

  3. 2. Search and Rescue as Politics of International Law: Assessing Italy’s Obligations towards Migrants in Distress at Sea

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Marie Lorenzen; [2020]
    Keywords : extraterritorialization; TWAIL; migration control; refugee law; search and rescue;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the extent to which Italy can instrumentalize international law to eschew protection responsibilities for migrants in distress at sea. In doing so, this study delimits itself by focusing on three legal cases: Aquarius, Hirsi Jamaa, and GLAN. READ MORE

  4. 3. State Jurisdiction in Search and Rescue Operations - The Extraterritorial Reach of the European Convention on Human Rights and S.S. and Others v. Italy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Nadja Airaksinen; [2020]
    Keywords : folkrätt; jurisdiction; human rights; search and rescue operations; interceptions; mänskliga rättigheter; migration; public international law; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Every year thousands of refugees and migrants take on perilous journeys and cross the Mediterranean, hoping to reach safety and a better life in Europe. These so-called “boat people” often travel on overcrowded and unseaworthy dinghies and regrettably, many lives are lost each year. READ MORE

  5. 4. I only want to be human : Disembarkation platforms for refugees - not concentration camps

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Berit Edvinsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Refugee. Disembarkation platforms. Off-shore platforms. Regional platforms. Tampa. Refugee camp. Libya. UNHCR. IOM. European union. Qualitative study. Human trafficking. Asylum. Politics. Salvini. Moral. Ethics. Human Rights. Human Dignity. Human Value. Law; Mänskliga rättigheter. Människovärde. Mänsklig värdighet. Flykting. Läger. Kvalitativ studie.;

    Abstract : In this study I have studied the European Unions suggestion about disembarkation of refugees from a human rights perspective - especially the perspective of human value and human dignity. Human dignity is central. READ MORE

  6. 5. Australia’s securitization of boat refugees : a critical discourse analysis of the Australian Migration Act

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Johanna Hamark Kindborg; [2015]
    Keywords : Designated persons; Boat refugees; Detention center; Human Rights; Immigration; Membership; Migration Act; Security; Society; The others.; Law and Political Science; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : According to international law, under the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees (CRSR), refugees have the right to seek asylum in the host country they arrive to. However, there are many democratic states today that view it as their privilege to select which refugees who have the right to enter their territory. READ MORE