Law's Absence and Law's Failings

For those fleeing persecution, civil war, or environmental disasters, securitization and militarisation at the border can have devastating consequences.

This course will examine the failures of the law to protect vulnerable migrants. In the areas of internally displaced people and environmentally displaced persons, you'll examine the gaps in the law.

Many countries have taken great measures to stop people fleeing their territory. Migrants can get stuck and cannot leave their country or return to their home countries. They are internally displaced.

We'll discuss the so-called right of remaining, its consequences and whether the UN Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement are effective in addressing the problems faced internally displaced persons.

People are being forced to flee because of climate change and other environmental disasters. Climate migrants who cross national borders will not be granted refugee status as they do not meet the Refugee Convention's definition. Consider whether a treaty is necessary for climate migrants or if law is sufficient.

There are very few legal pathways to migration for people fleeing violence, civil war, persecution, etc. Migrants are forced to cross borders by covert means, and they won't be legally present in the country where they live. This article will assess the vulnerability of undocumented migrants, and the effectiveness of human rights law to protect them.