Book contents
- Irregular Migrants and the Right to Health
- Irregular Migrants and the Right to Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Sovereignty and the Human Rights of Irregular Migrants
- 2 The Normative Contours of a Vulnerability- and Equity-Oriented Right to Health
- 3 The Right to Health Care of Irregular Migrants
- 4 The Determinants of the Health of Irregular Migrants
- 5 Mental Health, Irregular Migration and Human Rights
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
1 - Sovereignty and the Human Rights of Irregular Migrants
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 September 2022
Book contents
- Irregular Migrants and the Right to Health
- Irregular Migrants and the Right to Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Table of Cases
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Sovereignty and the Human Rights of Irregular Migrants
- 2 The Normative Contours of a Vulnerability- and Equity-Oriented Right to Health
- 3 The Right to Health Care of Irregular Migrants
- 4 The Determinants of the Health of Irregular Migrants
- 5 Mental Health, Irregular Migration and Human Rights
- Conclusion
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter situates the human rights of irregular migrants within the legal frames of reference chosen for this study. This chapter contrasts the principle of sovereignty in international law with the universal personal scope of application of human rights. The tension between the two foundational principles is a major root cause of the oscillation of international and European case law on the rights of irregular migrants between sovereigntist and human-centred tendencies. The trend is also visible in relation to migrants’ entitlement and enjoyment of social rights.
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- Irregular Migrants and the Right to Health , pp. 15 - 60Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022