Human Rights and the Dark Side of Globalisation Transnational law enforcement and migration control

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Synopsis

This edited volume examines the continued viability of international human rights law in the context of growing transnational law enforcement. With states increasingly making use of global governance modes, core exercises of public authority such as migration control, surveillance, detention and policing, are increasingly conducted extraterritorially, outsourced to foreign governments or delegated to non-state actors.
New forms of cooperation raise difficult questions about divided, shared and joint responsibility under international human rights law. At the same time, some governments engage in transnational law enforcement exactly to avoid such responsibilities, creatively seeking to navigate the complex, overlapping and sometimes unclear bodies of international law. As such, this volume argues that this area represents a particular dark side of globalisation, requiring both scholars and practitioners to revisit basic assumptions and legal strategies.
The volume will be of great interest to students, scholars and practitioners of international relations, human rights and public international law.

Book details

Series:
Routledge Studies in Human Rights
Author:
Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen and Jens Vedsted-Hansen
ISBN:
9781315408248
Related ISBNs:
9781138222243, 9781138222236, 9781315408262
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Pages:
366
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2023-09-18
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2017
Copyright by:
selection and editorial material Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen and Jens Vedsted-Hansen 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Nonfiction, Politics and Government