Description
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Controlling Immigration Through Criminal Law: European and Comparative Perspectives on Crimmigration by Edited by Gian Luigi Gatta Edited by Valsamis Mitsilegas Edited by Stefano Zirulia
This book provides a critical analysis of the current trends leading to the criminalisation of irregular migrants asylum seekers and those who engage in “humanitarian smuggling” and the national and common policies calling for a broader use of criminal law measures and measures alike. It explores the measures used to protect borders and their impact in terms of effectivity and their ability to strike a fair balance between security and the protection of human rights. It draws on the perspective of lawyers and criminologists to give the broadest possible understanding of the issues at play.