Invisible Crimes: Accountability for Crimes against Migrants in Libya

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Invisible Crimes: Accountability for Crimes against Migrants in Libya

RAIMONDO, Giulia

2023 • In European Journal of Migration and Law, 25, p. 328-357

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international criminal law; crimes against humanity; Migration

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[en] The systematic lack of accountability for migrant rights violations occurring in the context of migration control and other deterrence measures has been contested in theory and practice. While the scholarship has explored various accountability ven- ues above and beyond international refugee law and within specialised regimes, new litigation strategies have accountability across multiple judicial and quasi-judicial fora at national and international levels. Against the background of this multilevel litiga- tion strategy, international criminal law has emerged as a new site for accountabil- ity for violence against migrants at the borders of Europe. Starting from the Libyan case study, this article will examine the potential of international criminal law in the struggle for accountability for migrant rights violations. It will discuss whether and how qualifying migrant rights violations as crimes against humanity can illuminate certain aspects of violence against migrants at the borders of Europe while concretely challenging and addressing contemporary contactless forms of migration deterrence.

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European & international law

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RAIMONDO, Giulia ; University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance (FDEF) > Department of Law (DL)

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English

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Invisible Crimes: Accountability for Crimes against Migrants in Libya

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August 2023

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European Journal of Migration and Law

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1388-364X

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1571-8166

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Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, Netherlands

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328-357

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