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Mass Expulsion in Modern International Law and Practice. By Jean-Marie Henckaerts. The Hague, Boston, London: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers/Kluwer Law International. Pp. xviii, 247. Index. Fl 150; $105.00; £67.50.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 February 2017

Miriam Sapiro*
Affiliation:
U.S. Department of State

Abstract

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Book Reviews and Notes
Copyright
Copyright © American Society of International Law 1996

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References

1 Several regional instruments, including the European and American Conventions on Human Rights and the African Charter of Human and Peoples’ Rights, specifically prohibit mass expulsion.

2 Jean-Marie Henckaerts, The Current Status and Content of the Prohibition of Mass Expulsion of Aliens, 15 Hum. Rts. L.J. 301 (1994).

3 The author suggests that a “right to the homeland” is distinguishable from the right of self-determination, but fails to define such a right, explain where it comes from, or describe what it means.