From “climate refugees” to “survival migrants”: can we return them to their country of origin?

No week passes without a newspaper article, television news or a documentary describing the plight of “climate refugees”. In this post, I would like to explain why, in my opinion, “survival migrants” is a more adequate term than “climate refugees” from a humanitarian and legal protection perspective. Secondly, I would like to examine to what [...]

Guest Writer Michèle Morel

International Law Observer is pleased to welcome Michèle Morel as guest contributor.  Michèle is currently undertaking PhD studies at Ghent University, Belgium, Faculty of Law, Department of Public International Law, into the topic of “environmental migration” (more specifically the interplay between International Human Rights Law and Refugee Law).  Prior to commencing her PhD work, Michèle [...]

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