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UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) – Towards a Legal Regime Governing International Migration? (Part 1)

11.04.2019 , in ((Politics)) , ((No Comments))
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Does the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) fulfill the criteria of a legal regime for international migration or is it just another soft law cooperation framework? If the GCM is merely a state-led cooperation framework, then what is its contribution to international migration law (IML)? ...

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Ethnische Diskriminierung in der Schweiz – Fakt oder Mythos?

21.03.2019 , in ((Bodies and Spaces in Times of Crisis, Discrimination)) , ((No Comments))

Am 21. März 2019 findet zum 40. Mal der internationale Tag gegen Rassismus statt. In vielen Schweizer Städten werden im Rahmen der Aktionswochen gegen Rassismus Veranstaltungen organisiert, um die Bevölkerung für Fragen der rassistischen Diskriminierung zu sensibilisieren. Der « nccr – on the move » schaltet in dieser Woche eine ...

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Encounters with the Spanish Guardia Civil at a Border Crossing in Melilla

14.12.2017 , in ((Border Criminologies, Experiences)) , ((No Comments))

State officials in securitized migratory fields – such as: border controls, detention and deportation units, combatting trafficking, etc. – operate regularly with a strong conviction that no outsider knows better than they how to perform their job. As state-securitized operations often tread thin ethical lines, involve “sensitive” maneuvers, and are based on guarded know-how, it is preferable and easy for officials to fence off attempts at studying their work. ...

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