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  • 1 - The Ethical Dimension of Immigration Policies

  • Liv Feijen
  • Book:
    The Evolution of Humanitarian Protection in European Law and Practice
    Published online:
    16 March 2021
    Print publication:
    01 April 2021, pp 7-54

  • Summary

    The chapter contains an overview of the main strands of philosophy and schools of thought that have influenced contemporary immigration policies, including the perception of a duty to admit persons who are in a vulnerable situation. Are there moral obligations that would qualify a state’s absolute sovereignty in deciding who should be admitted? Humanitarianism, as a norm, but also as an ideology in itself, has increasingly become a recognized part of state policies domestically as well as in foreign policy. Theories relating to assistance to those in need in foreign lands, including medical humanitarianism, have merged with domestic policy goals. The norm that often competes with humanitarianism is that of the national interests of states in terms of maintaining political and economic stability of their countries and concerns in regard to foreign policy.