The potential and limitations of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: A comment

Authors

  • Fabio Perocco University of Venice

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v29i1.112217

Keywords:

Global Compact for Migration, International migrations, migration and torture

Abstract

On 19 December 2018 the UN General Assembly approved the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM), with 152 votes in favor, five against (Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Poland, United States), 12 abstentions (Algeria, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Chile, Italy, Latvia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Romania, Singapore, Switzerland), and 24 countries not voting (UN, 2018). The GCM builds on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (UN, 2015) and on the New York Declaration for Refugees and Migrants 2016 (of which it aims to implement Annex II) (UN, 2016). The article discusses the Global compact for migration, highlighting its potential and limits, supporters and detractors.

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Published

2019-05-22

How to Cite

Perocco, F. (2019). The potential and limitations of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: A comment. Torture Journal, 29(1), 127–132. https://doi.org/10.7146/torture.v29i1.112217

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (2019): Torture Journal: Journal on Rehabilitation of Torture Victims and Prevention of Torture

Section

Perspectives

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