Description
Book Synopsis There is general agreement today that traditional approaches to immigration admissions in the major receiving countries of the West have serious shortcomings either in concept or implementation, or at times in both. These essays, all written by leading immigration experts, consider the philosophical and moral constraints on immigration law and policy, the basic elements of a comprehensive migration policy, and specific policy areas, including family reunification and asylum. Taken together, these perspectives represent a fresh, comparative look at some of the most urgent issues in this pivotal area of law and policy.
Trade Review"The appearance of this series... is welcomed as a useful antidote to the usually ill-informed debate in both Western Europe and the U.S.... The chapters are well researched, informative and clearly written, and provide a substantial background and stimulating ideas for policy-makers to consider... The authors are to be congratulated on such a comprehensive analysis, and for proposing a more humane and tolerant approach to this issue which has so often lacking." - Labor Focus on Eastern Europe
Table of Contents Introduction
Kay Hailbronner and Hiroshi Motomura
PART I: THE ETHICS OF IMMIGRATION
Chapter 1. The Philosophy and the policy Maker: Two Perspectives on the Ethics of Immigration with Special Attention to the Problems of Restricting Asylum
Joseph Carens
PART II: IMMIGRATION ADMISSIONS
Chapter 2. Comprehensive Migration Policy: the Main Elements and Options
Jörg Monar
Chapter 3. The Family and Immigration: a Road Map for the Ruritanian Lawmaker
Hiroshi Motomura
Chapter 4. Readmission Agreements
Olaf Reermann
Chapter 5. Migration Return policies and Countries of Origin
Rosemarie Rogers
Chapter 6. Is the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees Obsolete?
Joan Fitzpatrick
Chapter 7. Refugee Definition
Rainer Hofmann
Conclusion: Immigration Admissions and Immigration Controls
Kay Hailbronner, David A. Martin and Hiroshi Motomura
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography
Index
