Refugee Jurisprudence and Criminal Justice

Scholars from across the globe have consistently looked at the problem of migration and criminal phenomenon via different lenses. This book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the criminal issues associated with the migration phenomenon and how the countries have, individually and globally, instituted combative and preventative legislation and other measures to address it. Forced migration usually results from imbalances in power and/or resources that compels indigenous citizens to be displaced, owing to fear of life, health or any other kind of persecution. (jacket)