Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society 11 (4):196-209 (2013)
Authors |
|
Abstract |
Purpose – This paper aims to deal with an increasing securitization and criminalisation of migration in Europe highlighting ethical implications of the current surveillance-based EU migration governance. It is shown that EU member states employ surveillance regimes to control movements across borders and to restrict migrants' access to their territories. The ethical acceptability of such practices is questioned with a particular focus on the “freedom of movement”. Design/methodology/approach – In order to establish the extent to which the current EU migration governance can be considered ethically justifiable, the article starts out from the right to mobility as coded in the UN Declaration of Human Rights. It is shown that the current migration governance obstructs the rights specified in Articles 13 and 14. At the same time, shortcomings of the UN declaration are discussed and the need for a better protection of the freedom of movement is suggested. Findings – It is established that human rights are such that promote normative agency and a type of rights that trump, for example, states interests in restricting access to their territories do not outweigh individuals rights to seek asylum. In order to make this relation more clear however, the right to mobility should be made symmetric, including both a right to leave and to enter. An extensive right to freedom of movement is advocated based on the significance of mobility for normative agency. A substantial right to mobility supports the right to seek asylum. Originality/value – As of yet, ethical implications of surveillance-based border control are under-researched.
|
Keywords | No keywords specified (fix it) |
Categories | (categorize this paper) |
DOI | 10.1108/jices-06-2013-0016 |
Options |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Download options
References found in this work BETA
Spheres of Justice: A Defence of Pluralism and Equality.Michael Walzer - 1983 - Philosophy 59 (229):413-415.
National Responsibility and Global Justice.David Miller - 2008 - Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy 11 (4):383-399.
Immigration: The Case for Limits.David Miller - 2005 - In Andrew I. Cohen & Christopher Heath Wellman (eds.), Contemporary Debates in Applied Ethics. Wiley-Blackwell. pp. 193-206.
Citations of this work BETA
No citations found.
Similar books and articles
Kognitive Mobilität. Eine Makroskopische Untersuchung der Wanderung Von Wissenschaftlern Zwischen Forschungsgebieten Am Beispiel der Mathematik.Roland Wagner-Döbler - 1998 - Journal for General Philosophy of Science / Zeitschrift für Allgemeine Wissenschaftstheorie 29 (2):265-287.
Las migraciones de menores no acompañados desde una perspectiva de género.Esther Torrado Martín-Palomino - 2012 - Dilemata 10:65-84.
Ethical Pitfalls of Temporary Labour Migration: A Critical Review of Issues. [REVIEW]Zinovijus Ciupijus - 2010 - Journal of Business Ethics 97 (S1):9-18.
Migrations or Nomadism: How Glaciation Reveals Historical Models of Mobility.Jacques Legrand - 2008 - Diogenes 55 (2):97 - 102.
The Difference Between Lonely Old Ladies and CCTV Cameras: A Response to Ryberg.Benjamin Goold - 2008 - Res Publica 14 (1):43-47.
Transnational Mobility and International Academic Employment: Gatekeeping in an Academic Competition Arena. [REVIEW]Brendan Cantwell - 2011 - Minerva 49 (4):425-445.
Just Surveillance? Towards a Normative Theory of Surveillance.Kevin Macnish - 2014 - Surveillance and Society 12 (1):142-153.
Indigenous Rights, Global Governance, and State Sovereignty.William H. Meyer - 2012 - Human Rights Review 13 (3):327-347.
Is Today's International Human Rights System a Global Governance Regime?James W. Nickel - 2002 - The Journal of Ethics 6 (4):353-371.
Mobility as Involvement: On the Role of Involvement in the Design of Mobile Support Systems for Industrial Application. [REVIEW]Daniel Fallman - 2010 - AI and Society 25 (1):43-52.
Lessons From the Experience of U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Addressing the Democratic Deficit in Global Health Governance.Janet E. Lord, David Suozzi & Allyn L. Taylor - 2010 - Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics 38 (3):564-579.
Is Residence Special? Democracy in the Age of Migration and Human Mobility.Ludvig Beckrnan - 2012 - In Eva Erman & Ludvig Beckman (eds.), Territories of Citizenship. Palgrave-Macmillan. pp. 18.
The Autonomy of Migration : The Animals of Undocumented Mobility.Dimitris Papadopoulos & Vassilis Tsianos - 2008 - In Anna Hickey-Moody & Peta Malins (eds.), Deleuzian Encounters: Studies in Contemporary Social Issues. Palgrave-Macmillan.
Analytics
Added to PP index
2014-02-19
Total views
15 ( #700,551 of 2,517,845 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
1 ( #409,482 of 2,517,845 )
2014-02-19
Total views
15 ( #700,551 of 2,517,845 )
Recent downloads (6 months)
1 ( #409,482 of 2,517,845 )
How can I increase my downloads?
Downloads