The Perfect Storm: Sovereignty Games and the Law and Politics of Boat Migration
Gammeltoft-Hansen, Thomas (2016-07). The Perfect Storm: Sovereignty Games and the Law and Politics of Boat Migration In . Moreno-Lax, Violeta; Papastavridis, Efthymios (Eds.). 'Boat Refugees' and Migrants at Sea: A Comprehensive Approach : Integrating Maritime Security with Human Rights, 7,
Book Chapter
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English
Authors:
Gammeltoft-Hansen, Thomas
Editors:
Moreno-Lax, Violeta
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Papastavridis, Efthymios
Department:
Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Project:
Lund Human Rights Research Hub
Abstract:
4.690 migrants have lost their lives in the Mediterranean this year, making 2016 once again set a tragic record and the Mediterranean account for more than three fourths of all registered migrant casualties worldwide. In his most recent book chapter, “The Perfect Storm: Sovereignty Games and the Law and Politics of Boat Migration”, Research Director and Professor Thomas Gammeltoft-Hansen argues that the current inability to adequately address the plight of boat migrants may perhaps best be understood as an instance of “the perfect storm”, ie. a confluence of circumstances that in their su, aggravate a given state of affairs dramatically. Both in political and in legal terms, the boat migrant is caught in several inter-related dynamics, all linked to the way that different states re-interpret and instrumentalise sovereign power and responsibility today.
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