Description
Book SynopsisFaced with the migration crisis which has turned the sea into a graveyard for sea migrants, this book addresses the issue by examining the international legal framework which enjoins States and other actors at sea to come to the rescue of migrants in distress at sea. The book seeks to provide a legal argument which obliges the international community to protect even illegal migrants who willingly and intentionally endanger their lives at sea, while ensuring that these rights and obligations are not abused. Multifarious branches of International Law defend this position.
Table of ContentsContents Abbreviations Abstract Keywords Introduction Section 1: The Obligation to Assist Those in Distress at Sea Enshrined in International Law Part 1: The Obligation to Assist under International Maritime Law and the International Law of the Sea Part 2: The Safe-Guarding of the Obligation of Assistance Even with the Smuggling of Migrants at Sea Section 2: International Law Recognizes the Right to Shelter for All Migrants by Sea Part 3: The Right of Refuge for Any Shipwrecked Person Part 4: The Cardinal Principle of Non-refoulement and the Legality of Interceptions Part 5: The Legality of Interceptions Part 6: Application of Non-refoulement in Asylum Seeking Part 7: Refugees at Sea – What Rights and Where? Conclusion Bibliography
