TY - JOUR
T1 - Irregular immigrants in Australia and the United States Rights, realities, and political mobilization
AU - Larking, Emma
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This article considers the gap between the universal promise of human rights and the reality of the rights enjoyed by irregular immigrants in liberal democracies such as Australia and the United States. Against the idea that stronger international rights enforcement mechanisms will automatically improve the position of irregular immigrants, it argues that international law currently provides a warrant for the way in which countries like Australia and the United States treat irregular immigrants. After developing this argument, the article explores how irregular immigrants might employ the language of rights more effectively in their political mobilizations
AB - This article considers the gap between the universal promise of human rights and the reality of the rights enjoyed by irregular immigrants in liberal democracies such as Australia and the United States. Against the idea that stronger international rights enforcement mechanisms will automatically improve the position of irregular immigrants, it argues that international law currently provides a warrant for the way in which countries like Australia and the United States treat irregular immigrants. After developing this argument, the article explores how irregular immigrants might employ the language of rights more effectively in their political mobilizations
U2 - 10.1080/14754835.2015.1032218
DO - 10.1080/14754835.2015.1032218
M3 - Article
SN - 1475-4835
VL - 15
SP - 189
EP - 207
JO - Journal of Human Rights
JF - Journal of Human Rights
IS - 2
ER -