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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816612703321

Autore

McMahon Aoife (Lawyer)

Titolo

The role of the state in migration control : the legitimacy gap and moves towards a regional model / / by Aoife McMahon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden, [The Netherlands] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : Brill Nijhoff, , 2017

©2017

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 pages)

Collana

Immigration and Asylum Law and Policy in Europe, , 1568-2749 ; ; Volume 40

Disciplina

325.4

Soggetti

Emigration and immigration law - Social aspects

Emigration and immigration - Government policy

Emigration and immigration law - European Union countries

European Union countries Emigration and immigration Government policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Trinity College Dublin), 2015.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Concept of the State and Its Justification -- The Development of State Control of Migration -- Limits on State Control -- Defining the Object of Control -- The Legitimacy of State Control -- Obstacles to Legitimising State Control -- Moving beyond the Status Quo -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This research questions the seemingly ossified premise that states have an absolute discretion to control international migration. Applying Max Weber’s theories of legitimacy, it determines that while states have certain traditionally legitimate functions, migration control, as distinct from the determination of citizenship, is not one such function. Measures of migration control must thus be justified on a rational-legal basis, that is, on a minimal evidential basis. Acknowledging the many obstacles states face in carrying out this legitimising exercise, it is suggested that a supranational approach at the regional level is the most sustainable long-term model, with an ultimate aim of achieving inter-regional cooperation on migration management on the basis of equality between regions.