Elusive Protection, Uncertain Lands: The Human Rights of Migrants

This study points out the needs for strengthening the protection of migrants' human rights in international and national law and discusses some the practical obstacles that make it difficult for them to enjoy their human rights. The study also discusses migrants' heightened vulnerability to human rights abuses in certain situations during the displacement process.It argues that, in addition to an abiding ethical duty, nation states have their own citizen-centric interest in defending migran...