Abstract
Every year a significant number of migrants die on the Mediterranean Sea as a result of drowning due to dangerous transportation methods to cross the sea. Many of those migrants remain unidentified because of a
lack of ante mortem information. In this research international legal and literary sources were assessed to analyse the existence of a right to identification for drowned migrants. The analysed international law principles and the rationale of those legal rules, reflect the implicit existence of a right to identification. This
right to identification exists from a twofold perspective. Namely, from the perspective of the deceased and from the perspective of the surviving relatives. These rights to identification, following from the right to have a name, the right to life and the right to truth can only be invoked if states are willing to take their responsibility.
lack of ante mortem information. In this research international legal and literary sources were assessed to analyse the existence of a right to identification for drowned migrants. The analysed international law principles and the rationale of those legal rules, reflect the implicit existence of a right to identification. This
right to identification exists from a twofold perspective. Namely, from the perspective of the deceased and from the perspective of the surviving relatives. These rights to identification, following from the right to have a name, the right to life and the right to truth can only be invoked if states are willing to take their responsibility.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7-11 |
Journal | International Journal of Research in Humanities and Social Studies |
Volume | 8 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- the right to identification
- ante mortem information
- drowned migrants
- the right to have a name