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Law

Human Mobility
Legislation
2012
Year of publication
2012
Specific thematic area
Migration
Sector of governance
Human Mobility
Type of human mobility
Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Cross-border
Type of environmental driver
None
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
None
Sub-region
South America
Region
South America
Macro-region
Americas
Relevant GCM objective
    GCM Objective 5 - Regular pathways
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available

Applies to persons who ‘for reasons of force majeure, beyond their control and duly justified cannot comply with the requirements for temporary residence established [in migration law]’, understood as ‘1. Need for international protection sanctified by the principle of non-return; [or] 2. Victim of trafficking and smuggling of persons or other modes of exploitation; [or] 3. Accompanying a sick person that requires medical treatment.

Art. 31

[...] mass influx, or imminent risk of mass influx, to the country by persons needing international protection.

Art. 31

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).