Perspective of Migrant Human Rights
Keywords:
Human Rights, migrant, international treaties, migration, International LawAbstract
This essay is a brief analysis of the perspective of migrants within the protection of human rights and their perception as a vulnerable group, as well as some of the causes of migration, the risks involved, and the precedents that international law has for the protection of fundamental rights.
Author Biography
Fernando Salazar, Judicial University of the state of Aguascalientes
PhD of Law from the International Institute of Aguascalientes, Master of Laws in Amparo (Constitutional Protection) from the University of Durango, Aguascalientes campus; Member of the State Judiciary Council from 2020 to 2023; Research Coordinator at the Judicial University of the state of Aguascalientes https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9607-2078.
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