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<p>The focus of this article is on how forced migration is regulated in the Asia Pacific region. While each new case of mass migration is widely characterised as an unprecedented crisis, history shows that much about these ‘crises’ was perfectly predictable. Resort to what Charlesworth identifies as ‘crisis mode’ short-circuits historical perspectives and obscures structural injustice. If we step back from the language of crisis, we can turn our focus to what the legal and institutional contexts in which forced migration occurs and that make it such a devastating experience.</p>
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The focus of this article is on how forced migration is regulated in the Asia Pacific region. While each new case of mass migration is widely characterised as an unprecedented crisis, history shows that much about these ‘crises’ was perfectly predictable. Resort to what Charlesworth identifies as ‘crisis mode’ short-circuits historical perspectives and obscures structural injustice. If we step back from the language of crisis, we can turn our focus to what the legal and institutional contexts in which forced migration occurs and that make it such a devastating experience.

Forced Migration in the Asia Pacific Region: A History of Predictable Crises

International and Comparative Law Review

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The focus of this article is on how forced migration is regulated in the Asia Pacific region. While each new case of mass migration is widely characterised as...

Forced Migration in the Asia Pacific Region: A History of Predictable Crises

Published Online: Feb 05, 2024

Page range: 7 - 25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2023-0012

Keywords
border controls, crisis mode, regulating forced migration, history of forced migration, Asia Pacific, sovereignty

© 2023 Emma Larking, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Forced Migration in the Asia Pacific Region: A History of Predictable Crises

Published Online: Feb 05, 2024

Page range: 7 - 25

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/iclr-2023-0012

Keywordsborder controls, crisis mode, regulating forced migration, history of forced migration, Asia Pacific, sovereignty

© 2023 Emma Larking, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
border controls, crisis mode, regulating forced migration, history of forced migration, Asia Pacific, sovereignty