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Making the Maritime Visible: Rethinking Humanitarianism at Sea
The need for humanitarian assistance at sea is more pressing than ever. This article argues that maritime aid prompts us to reconsider traditional humanitarian practices and policies by de-territorialising the existing ‘land-bias’
Smuggling Prohibitions vs. Duties of Humanity
The criminalisation of human smuggling has become central to contemporary measures to combat ‘irregular migration’. In this context there is an urgent need for policymakers to rethink the current definition of smuggling as well as its implications.
Are Reparations Owed to People Displaced by Climate Change?
While political theorists and philosophers alike have begun to consider the claims of climate refugees, they have largely ignored the question of collective rights stemming from the loss of an entire state. What might be owed as reparation?
Rethinking Voluntary Returns from North Africa
Sub-Saharan migrants trying to reach Europe have been subject to mistreatment in North Africa. This situation has led many migrants to return home, sometimes assisted by international humanitarian return programmes - but how humanitarian are they?