A stimulating survey of the key themes in international migration law.

1. Conceptualising international migration law Brian Opeskin, Richard Perruchoud and Jillyanne Redpath-Cross; 2. Contemporary patterns of international migration Richard Bedford; 3. Sources of international migration law Vincent Chetail; 4. Nationality and statelessness Ivan Shearer and Brian Opeskin; 5. State sovereignty and freedom of movement Richard Perruchoud; 6. International human rights of migrants David Weissbrodt and Michael Divine; 7. Refugees and asylum James C. Hathaway; 8. Women, children and other marginalised migrant groups Jacqueline Bhabha; 9. Human trafficking and smuggling Ryszard Piotrowicz and Jillyanne Redpath-Cross; 10. International migration by sea and air Natalie Klein; 11. International labour migration Ryszard Cholewinski; 12. International trade law and labour mobility Sophie Nonnenmacher; 13. Global migration institutions and processes Irena Omelaniuk; 14. Regional processes, law and institutional developments on migration Karoline Popp; 15. Emerging legal issues in international migration Gervais Appave; Appendix 1. Glossary; Appendix 2. Cases; Appendix 3. Treaties and other international instruments.