This book explores the narratives and experiences of people in the
Global South as they encounter the impact of international law in their
lives. It looks specifically at approaches to international migrations
and the law, as states in the Global South confront migration-related
challenges.
Taking a case study approach, drawn from the experiences of undocumented
and displaced migrants in China and Nigeria, the book shows how informal
justice systems not only exist but are upheld. With an innovative
analysis drawing both on intersectionality and a Third World Approaches
to International Law (TWAIL), it moves away from the classic
international versus regional and domestic law approach to reveal the
experience of the Third World in relation to the law.
This fascinating study will appeal to international law, human rights
and immigration scholars, as well as those in the field of development
studies.