Twenty contributions from international academics and practitioners discuss the human rights implications of irregular migration in the EU from theoretical, European, and international perspectives. They analyze public perceptions of irregular migrants, assess the impact of immigration policies, and consider various ways of fostering integration. The papers were originally presented at a 2003 conference held at the U. of Leicester. Nijhoff is an imprint of Brill. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This collection of essays is the outcome of an international conference on Irregular Migration and Human Rights, which gathered together prominent scholars, policy-makers and practitioners working in the migration and human rights field. The objective of the book, in contrast to the prevailing political approach which focuses almost solely on prevention, is to discuss the human rights dimensions of irregular migration from theoretical, European and international perspectives.