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International human rights law aspects of forced migrations, evictions and displacement: current issues and challenges
[conference paper]
Abstract The aim of this paper is an analysis of the categories of evictions, forced migrations and
internal displacement in the context of international human rights law. Forced migrations and
selected categories of internal displacement are important issues of international human rights law
and internat... view more
The aim of this paper is an analysis of the categories of evictions, forced migrations and
internal displacement in the context of international human rights law. Forced migrations and
selected categories of internal displacement are important issues of international human rights law
and international humanitarian law for more than forty years. The UDHR, adopted in 1948, does not
contain any provisions related to forced human mobility and internal displacement. Despite this fact
we can mention many important international law regulations focused on citizenship and human
mobility. The growing interest of international community on the above-mentioned issues can be
dated back to the nineties of the last century. First in-depth studies focused on environmentallyinduced
displacement and development-induced displacement can be dated back to the seventies
and eighties of the last century. Since nineties we are observing the growing number of published
on these issues, inter alia by Michael M. Cernea, Bogumil Terminski, Thayer Scudder, Etienne
Piguet and many others. The issues of forced migrations, evictions and internal displacement are
currently very important areas of international cooperation. Presented articles is focused on global
estimations concerning the scale and dynamics of these categories (part 1), international
cooperation and its international human rights law aspects (part 2) and the socio-legal consequences
of forced migrations, evictions and internal displacement.... view less
Keywords
international cooperation; world refugee problem; legal factors; human rights; human rights convention; UNO; flight; displacement
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Law
Conference
3. Conference "New Trends in Regional Development". Siena, 2016
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
6 p.
Status
peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications