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Gender on the Move: Working on the Migration-Development Nexus from a Gender Perspective

Around the world, a record number of women are now migrating to seek work and better lives. For many, migration yields these benefits; for others, it carries dangerous risks, such as exploitation in domestic work, and vulnerability to violence.

Date of publication:

31 December 2013

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UN Women

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Protection of Migrants’ Rights and State Sovereignty

An outline of why protecting migrants’ rights – as in the GCM – can enhance rather than undermine state sovereignty.

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01 January 2013

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Cambridge University Press

Sources of International Migration Law

This paper in the journal Foundations of International Migration Law reviews the sources of international legal norms that govern migration by examining treaty law, customary law and general principles of law.

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16 November 2012

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Journal Article

The International Legal Frameworks concerning Trafficking in Persons

The paper characterizes key related elements of the anti-trafficking response, highlights assumed features that still require development and recommends a number of prioritized actions to bring to bear provisions and legal obligations from different bodies of law and legal instruments that are...

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01 October 2012

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Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons

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International Labour Organization (ILO)

C189 - Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189)

The Convention concerning Decent Work for Domestic Workers was adopted during the 100th session of the International Labour Organization in 2011 and entered into force in 2013.

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16 June 2011

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International Migration Institute (IMI)

Leaving Matters: The Nature, Evolution and Effects of Emigration Policies

This working paper reviews the nature, evolution, and effects of emigration policies. The findings show the need to improve insights into how states and policies shape migration processes.

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16 April 2011

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Working Paper

UNHCR Protection Training Manual for European Border and Entry Officials

This manual is designed to facilitate the training of European border and entry officials on the rights of refugees in the context of mixed migration movements. As such, it aims to build the capacity of border agencies to establish “protection-sensitive entry systems” in border areas.

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01 April 2011

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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

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Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)

Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking

The Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking, which are included as an addendum to the report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Economic and Social Council (E/2002/68/Add.1), have been developed in order to provide practical, rights-based policy...

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31 December 2010

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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Toolkit to Combat the Smuggling of Migrants

The Toolkit to Combat Smuggling of Migrants provides guidance, showcases promising practices, and recommends resources to assist policy makers, law enforcers, judges, prosecutors, and members of civil society in their efforts to prevent migrant smuggling, protect smuggled migrants and their rights,...

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01 July 2010

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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Handbook on Prisoners with special needs

This Handbook covers the special needs of eight groups of prisoners, which have a particularly vulnerable status in prisons.

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02 March 2009

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Draft Articles on Diplomatic Protection with commentaries

The draft articles published by the International Law Commission are largely a codification of the customary international law on diplomatic protection.

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31 December 2006

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Report on Racism, Racial Discrimination and Xenophobia/Migrant Women and Unaccompanied Children (E/CN.4/2005/85)

This Report is of the Special Rapporteur, Ms. Gabriela Rodríguez Pizarro, submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 2004/53.

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27 December 2004

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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)

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Report

National Referral Mechanisms: Joining Efforts to Protect the Rights of Trafficked Persons - A Practical Handbook

Law-enforcement agencies, government offices, and non-governmental organizations often lack the expertise, experienced personnel, and sensitivity needed to deal effectively with the special needs of victims of trafficking.

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14 May 2004

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International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Inter-Agency Guiding Principles on Unaccompanied and Separated Children

The Inter-agency Guiding Principles on Unaccompanied and Separated Children are intended to guide future action and are based on international human rights, humanitarian and refugee law.

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06 January 2004

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Inter-American Court of Human Rights

The Right to Information on Consular Assistance in the Framework of the Guarantees of the Due Process of Law

The Advisory opinion issued by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights on request by Mexico to clarify the application of the Vienna Convention on Consular relations, specifically in death penalty cases.

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02 October 1999

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Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems

Provides guidance to decision makers and the relevant authorities of countries for the development and implementation of administrative electronic data processing systems for civil registration and vital statistics systems.

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31 December 1998

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International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families

The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families was signed in 1990 and entered into force in 2003. It is a comprehensive international treaty that deals with the protection of migrant workers’ rights.

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18 December 1990

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