Mass Expulsion in Modern International Law and Practice
| DOI | 10.1177/092405199601400123 |
| Date | 01 March 1996 |
| Published date | 01 March 1996 |
| Subject Matter | Article |
NQHR
1/1996
Mass expulsion in modern international law and practice. -Henckaerts, Jean-Marie. - The
Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, 1995. - xviii, 257 p.
ISBN: 90-411-0072-5
This book deals with the current problems
of
mass expulsion. The author considers not
only the mass expulsions of foreign nationals, including migrant workers and illegal
immigrants, but also
of
nationals (usually during or after a revolution) and resident aliens,
as well as refugees and stateless persons. Discussion about the international legal standards
is illustrated by examples of recent cases of mass expulsion. Indirect mass expulsion
through refugee generating policies and population exchanges is also studied on the basis
of recent examples. The final chapters deal with mass expulsion in time
of
war.
Dews
in
crisis:
protecting Filipino migrant workers. -Medina, Carlos P
....
[et al.]
(eds.). - Ateneo Human Rights Center. - Makati [Philippines]: AHRC, 1995. - v, 199 p.
ISBN: 971-8899-01-4
The Ateneo Human Rights Center is a university-based NGO working for the promotion
of
peace, development and human rights in the Philippines. In this publication the rights
and treatment
of
overseas contract workers (OCWs) from the Philippines are examined.
The book is divided into three parts. The first part contains the papers presented during
the conference on the theme 'protecting Filipino women migrant workers: problems and
challenges'. The second part contains two case studies on Filipino migrant workers, and
in the third part some relevant legal instruments on migrant workers are collected.
Protecting human rights in Africa :roles and strategies
of
non-governmental
organizations. -Welch, Claude E. - Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1995.
- xiii, 356 p.
ISBN: 0-8122-3330-1
Since the 1950s, sub-Saharan Africa has been the site
of
profound political changes which
started with ascendant nationalism and rapid decolonization. By 1960 the map
of
Africa
was entirely redrawn, gone were the delineations of the British and French empires and
the possessions
of
Belgium and Portugal, replaced by the boundaries of an independent
Africa. With this new beginning came fresh challenges involving many crucial aspects
of
human rights: self-determination; civil and political rights, including government
legitimacy; military involvement in African politics; and unfulfilled basic needs that cried
out for economic and social development. This book is a comparative study of how human
rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have brought change south
of
the Sahara.
Governments are both the most important protectors and abusers
of
human rights, while
NGOs have become effective detectives in discovering abuses and active advocates in
seeking solutions. Among the major topics examined are female genital mutilation,
systematic discrimination against ethnic groups, authoritarian rule, widespread
impoverishment, and absence of legal aid. Through close attention to NGOs based in
Ethiopia, Namibia, Nigeria and Senegal this publication charts the reasons for their
successes, and failures, in protecting human rights.
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