Article: Comparative international law: enhancing migration law enquiry? Journal: International Journal of Migration and Border Studies (IJMBS) 2023 Vol.7 No.2 pp.149 - 165 Abstract: This article demonstrates what comparative international law (CIL) can contribute to the field of international migration law (IML). It is not an exhaustive overview of the value of a CIL approach; rather, through indicating some of the possibilities of CIL, it provokes thought as to how CIL could enhance IML enquiry. Before turning to the migration context, the key tenets of CIL are outlined. Then, I argue, using examples drawn from my ongoing research, that CIL can provide a more holistic and fine-grained understanding of IML. Moreover, CIL can offer insight into how discrete IML regimes interact within States. The assessment explores the possibilities and limitations of such an approach. I conclude by calling for increased reflection on the possibilities of CIL as a methodological approach within the field of IML. Inderscience Publishers - linking academia, business and industry through research

Title: Comparative international law: enhancing migration law enquiry?

Authors: Gillian Kane

Addresses: Irish Centre for Human Rights, School of Law, University of Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland

Abstract: This article demonstrates what comparative international law (CIL) can contribute to the field of international migration law (IML). It is not an exhaustive overview of the value of a CIL approach; rather, through indicating some of the possibilities of CIL, it provokes thought as to how CIL could enhance IML enquiry. Before turning to the migration context, the key tenets of CIL are outlined. Then, I argue, using examples drawn from my ongoing research, that CIL can provide a more holistic and fine-grained understanding of IML. Moreover, CIL can offer insight into how discrete IML regimes interact within States. The assessment explores the possibilities and limitations of such an approach. I conclude by calling for increased reflection on the possibilities of CIL as a methodological approach within the field of IML.

Keywords: international law; international migration law; IML; comparative international law; CIL; comparative research; refugees; non-refoulement; United Nations Treaty Bodies; UNTBs.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMBS.2023.128601

International Journal of Migration and Border Studies, 2023 Vol.7 No.2, pp.149 - 165

Received: 14 Jun 2021
Accepted: 30 May 2022
Published online: 27 Jan 2023 *

Title: Comparative international law: enhancing migration law enquiry?

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