Immigration is increasingly preoccupying politicians, policy-makers and citizens around the world. For the most part, however, the focus has been on the economic impact and social integration of new migrants. The authors of this study, François Crépeau and Delphine Nakache, address an issue...

Older people remain one of the most neglected, invisible, and marginalised groups among displaced persons, which is in part due to ageist stereotypes that persist and permeate the humanitarian system. Using a theoretical framework grounded in the capabilities approach, this article examines...

The first part of this chapter presents the ambiguity of the receiving countries' migration policies. The second part analyzes the negative impacts of theses policies on migrants' rights. Solutions will be suggested

This chapter introduces the links between the globalization process and the movement of people. It then presents three sub-themes used to analyse these links, which are: 1. Forced migration and development; 2. Forced migration and human rights; 3. Forced migration and security. Lastly, the...

This paper draws its conclusions from a multidisciplinary study of the refugee determination process in Canada, the aim of which was to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the system and to explore means of improving it through an in-depth analysis of the diversity of attitudes and...