Causes and consequences of migrant criminalization / Neža Kogovšek Šalamon, editor.

Causes and consequences of migrant criminalization / Neža Kogovšek Šalamon, editor.

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The book illustrates how the trend of associating migrants and refugees with criminality is on the rise. In political discourses and popular media alike, migrants and refugees are frequently portrayed as being dangerous, while cultures intent on welcoming newcomers are increasingly seen as being naïve, and providing assistance to migrants is more and more frequently subject to administrative or criminal penalties. At the same time, nondemocratic trends and practices that violate human rights and equality are gaining momentum in Europe, the US and Australia. Racism, xenophobia and anti-Islamism are simultaneously becoming more open and public; they are no longer restricted to clandestine platforms but are increasingly being mainstreamed into the political programs of parties that are entering both the EU parliaments and member state legislatures. Similar developments can be seen in the US and Australia. Such transformations in societies, governments, and institutions seem to reflect a growing amnesia regarding the lessons of the two World Wars of the 20th century, and the role that Europe, the US and Australia played in developing a post-war legal framework based on a shared, if imperfect, commitment to human rights

Springer,

Šalamon, Neža Kogovšek, 1978-

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1 online resource (viii, 305 p.)

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9783030437329 (electronic bk.)

3030437329 (electronic bk.)

3030437310

9783030437312

Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice ; v.81

Ius gentium (Dordrecht, Netherlands) ; v. 81.