Sparrius, Martijn (2019) Should there be a human right to immigration? Bachelor, PPE.
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Abstract
This thesis critically reviews the debate around immigration, emigration, and open- and closed-borders. In the first section of the thesis the author establishes that there is no current human right to immigration, and outlines possible mechanisms to add one to the list of existing human rights. Subsequently, both sides of the arguments regarding this question are reviewed, and a conclusion is drawn that the arguments are insufficient to add the human right to immigration to the list of existing ones. The author then outlines the asymmetry between the right to emigrate and the not-yet-existing right to immigrate, and concludes that this asymmetry is unjust and problematic. Finally, the author develops an argument using existing theories of justice to defend why closed borders are unethical, and the international community has a responsibility to compensate for morally arbitrary injustices. It is hoped that this thesis has further synthesized the debate regarding immigration, and has made steps to create a better understanding of how to approach and deal with this ethical issue.
| Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Major: | PPE |
| Supervisor: | Boot, M.G.J. |
| Datum van aanlevering: | 28 Jun 2019 |
| Last modified: | 09 Jul 2020 14:26 |
| URI: | http://ucg.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/30 |
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