Rethinking International Legal Standards for the Protection of Migrant Workers: The Case for a "Core Rights" Approach. (17th July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ruhs, Martin
• Is Part Of: AJIL unbound. Volume 111( 2017)
• Page Start: 172
• Page End: 176
• Publication Date: 2017-07-17
• Subjects: International law -- Periodicals; 341.05
• DOI: 10.1017/aju.2017.35
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2398-7723

Abstract

Abstract : TheUN General Assembly decided in September 2016 that it wouldstart negotiations leading to an international conference and the adoption of a global compact for safe, orderly and regular migration in 2018. The agreement to move toward this comprehensive framework is a momentous one. It means that migration, like other areas of international relations, will be guided by a set of common principles and approaches. Given the well-known and long-standing efforts of various high-income countries to prevent the development of a stronger and more effective global framework for the regulation of international migration, there are obvious reasons to be skeptical that the announced "Global Compact for Migration" will indeed bring about any major change. The ambition to achieve this "Global Compact" has, however, created a window of opportunity to rethink the current approach and debate alternative (or additional) mechanisms for protecting the rights of migrant workers.