Abstract
Amsterdam Law Forum (ALF) is the student-run 'International Law Journal' of VU University. Every year ALF publishes a winter, spring, and summer issue. The journal consists of three sections; scientific articles, opinion articles, and commentaries. As of this year, ALF also creates a section for inaugural speeches. In addition, ALF hosts a conference in spring with a relevant legal theme, where renowned speakers are invited to share their perspectives. Overall, ALF is a topical journal that provides a platform for established scholars and young academics to share knowledge, opinions and experiences and to make contributions to the international law discourse. Staff, PhD students and master students who have written a very good thesis are invited to submit an article to ALF. What is learned in the cradle is carried to the tomb: we are looking forward to sharing your articles on our website!
Highlights
High numbers of people still go missing or die during migration journeys
The analysis carefully examines case-law and documents by human rights’ monitoring bodies
As the role of Objective 8 in bridging international human rights’ interpretations of the right to life and the particular context of irregular migration has been established, this section stresses the importance of this commitment
Summary
‘Migrants do not die by accident but by design’.2 These very basic yet powerful words perfectly grasp the reality in which the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) shall be understood and analysed. The families – who are victims of such humanitarian disasters – are invisible, and the impacts on them not acknowledged.[10] In this context, the GCM symbolises a sign of political commitment and the first all-embracing world pact on migration.[11] Besides its non-binding nature, legal effects may still arise and the impact of such multilateral document at the international level should not be disregarded. The GCM symbolises a sign of political commitment and the first all-embracing world pact on migration.[11] Besides its non-binding nature, legal effects may still arise and the impact of such multilateral document at the international level should not be disregarded For this reason, this work discusses the role of the GCM in relation to missing and dead migrants.
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