International Migration Law (IRDR0033)

This module provides an accessible overview of various elements of international law that govern the movement of people. This module will provide an introduction to disparate sources of international migration law, including relevant treaties and customs, from within international human rights law, refugee law, environmental law, maritime law, and labour law. This module will demonstrate what the current international law governing migration is and how it operates. The module will focus on key groups of migrants, such as refugees, internally displaced persons, people fleeing war, survivors of human trafficking, ‘climate refugees’, and migrant workers. The module will examine a broad variety of issues, such as global migration governance, non-refoulement principle, non-discrimination, children seeking asylum, human trafficking and smuggling, and criminalisation of migration.