ABSTRACT

It cannot be overstated that in recent times the gravity and complexity of irregular maritime migration have triggered concerns and debates in the academic domains of International Relations and International Law. The article examines how states' compliance with, and enforcement of,international law and legal norms would tackle the challenges of irregular migration in the Indian Ocean region. The legislative and policy challenges regarding irregular migration can be analyzed under two segments. First, there is a lack of comprehensive discussion about the sending and the receiving states' commitments (regarding irregular migrants) to international law and legal norms. Secondly, deficit of comparative analysis to show how the littoral states comply with international law norms on migration and refugee influx. Such analysis from multiple perspectives would be helpful to get insights and make policy recommendations about how effectively international law norms could be enforced through national legislation and policy framework.

摘要

不言而喻，近来非正常海上移民的严重性和复杂性已在国际关系和国际法的学术领域引发了关注和争论。本文探讨了各国遵守和执行国际法律和法律规范将如何应对印度洋地区非正常移民的挑战。关于非正常移民的立法和政策挑战可以分为两个部分进行分析。首先，缺乏对输出国和接受国对国际法和法律规范的承诺（关于非正常移民）的全面讨论。其次，缺乏比较分析来表明沿岸国如何遵守有关移民和难民涌入的国际法规范。