Book contents
- The Right to Life under International Law
- The Right to Life under International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- An Historical Introduction to the Right to Life
- Part I Overview of the Right to Life under International Law
- Part II Major Themes
- Part III The Protection of At-Risk Groups and Individuals
- 21 Women
- 22 Children
- 23 Racially Motivated Killings
- 24 LGBTI Persons
- 25 Persons with Disabilities
- 26 Older Persons
- 27 Journalists
- 28 Human Rights Defenders
- 29 International Migrants
- 30 Internally Displaced Persons
- 31 Refugees
- Part IV Accountability
- Part V Human Rights Machinery Protecting the Right to Life
- Part VI Outlook
- Index
29 - International Migrants
from Part III - The Protection of At-Risk Groups and Individuals
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 September 2021
- The Right to Life under International Law
- The Right to Life under International Law
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- An Historical Introduction to the Right to Life
- Part I Overview of the Right to Life under International Law
- Part II Major Themes
- Part III The Protection of At-Risk Groups and Individuals
- 21 Women
- 22 Children
- 23 Racially Motivated Killings
- 24 LGBTI Persons
- 25 Persons with Disabilities
- 26 Older Persons
- 27 Journalists
- 28 Human Rights Defenders
- 29 International Migrants
- 30 Internally Displaced Persons
- 31 Refugees
- Part IV Accountability
- Part V Human Rights Machinery Protecting the Right to Life
- Part VI Outlook
- Index
Summary
Migrants often face heightened threats to their lives and well-being resulting from their legal status of alien in the countries to which they migrate, as well as a consequence of hostility from the local population. This has implications for the duty to protect the right to life as well as the duty to respect the right to life. The Migrant Workers Convention has been ratified by only 55 States, the lowest of any of the instruments viewed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) as ‘core’ human rights treaties.
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- The Right to Life under International LawAn Interpretative Manual, pp. 586 - 593Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021