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International Migration Law (LAWS70365)
Graduate coursework level 7Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
May
Lecturer
Catherine Dauvergne (Coordinator)
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: 13 MELB (13 6352), International: +(61 3) 9035 5511
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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International migration is a topic of ever-increasing interest as a result of globalisation of labour markets and demographic pressures in sending and receiving states. This subject analyses the framework of international law that regulates the flow of people across international borders as regular or irregular migrants. It also equips students to understand the human rights of migrants who live or work in countries outside the state of their nationality. The subject aims to give students a broad understanding of connections between relevant legal frameworks rather than detailed knowledge of specialised regimes, and it is not a course in domestic migration law. The subject draws on a mix of international and Australian case studies.
Principal topics include:
- Contemporary patterns of international migration
- Nationality and statelessness
- Refugees and asylum-seekers
- International labour migration
- International human rights of migrants
- Human trafficking and smuggling
- Emerging migration issues (e.g. environmental migration).
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed this subject should be able to:
- Identify , critically examine and interpret international legal principles regulating international migration, both in treaties and customary law
- Assess and appraise the international legal principles regulating nationality and statelessness, the movement of people into and out of states, and the treatment of non-nationals within a state
- Generate critical and creative ideas relating to international migration law, and to critically evaluate existing principles and concepts with creativity and autonomy, including evaluating national migration laws and practices relative to international legal principles
- Articulate and convey complex arguments and participate in debates regarding international migration law
- Develop and justify independent legal arguments drawing on the international instruments studied.
Last updated: 8 November 2024