The Private Life of Family Matters
Curtailing Human Rights Protection for Migrants under Article 8 of the ECHR
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12199080 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Desmond (0000-0001-8194-6073, Leicester Law School, University of Leicester, United Kingdom, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 261-279 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of International Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0938-5428 • E-ISSN: 1464-3596 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ejil/chy008 |
| OpenAlex | W2789757573 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article critically examines the evolving practice of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) towards the definition and use of the concepts of family life and private life in cases involving migrants who seek to resist deportation by invoking Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The examination reveals an approach on the part of the Court that has the effect of shrinking the protection potential of Article 8 for migrant applicants, allowing state interest in expulsion to carry the day. This is symptomatic of Strasbourg’s deference to state sovereignty in the realm of migration. While the ECtHR has issued a number of landmark rulings roundly vindicating migrants’ rights, these are the exception to the rule of Strasbourg’s deference to state powers of immigration control. This approach has far-reaching implications for migrants in the member states of the Council of Europe. The article concludes by highlighting the tools at the Court’s disposal that could be employed to construct a more human rights-consistent approach in this strand of jurisprudence, which is an issue all the more relevant in light of the growing number of migrants seeking to establish a life in Europe
Convention · Deference · Deportation · Human rights · Immigration · International human rights law · Jurisprudence · Nationality · Political science · Politics · Realm · Sociology · Sovereignty · State (computer science · Statelessness · European and International Law Studies · European Criminal Justice and Data Protection · Gender and Women's Rights · Law
Algunos criterios de evaluación de la proporcionalidad de las medidas de expulsión fundadas en antecedentes penales respecto del derecho a la vida familiar, a la luz del derecho internacional de los derechos humanos
Counterpedagogy, Sovereignty, and Migration at the European Court of Human Rights
Peculiarities of Protection of Rights and Interests of Heirs
A right to home or an individual preference? The impact of the definition of home in international and European legislation on cases concerning Roma, Travellers, and Gypsies
Punishing those who do the wrong thing’
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |