Migration, Diasporas and Legal Systems in Europe

Dr Prakash Shah is Senior Lecturer in Law at Queen Mary, University of London and Professor Werner F. Menski is Professor of South Asian Laws at the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London

Introduction: Migration, Diasporas and Legal Systems in Europe; Rethinking Legal Theory in the Light of South-North Migration; Ethnic Diversity and the Delivery of Justice: The Challenge of Plurality; The Migration and Settlement of Muslims: The Challenges for European Legal Systems; Alternative Dispute Resolution in a Muslim Community: The Shia Imami Ismaili Conciliation and Arbitration Boards; New Judicial Developments in EU Citizenship: Solidarity, Security, and Second-class Citizens; Discriminatory Denationalisations Based on Ethnic Origin: The Dark Legacy of Ex Art 19 of the Greek Nationality Code; The Irish Citizenship Referendum 2004: A Solution in Search of a Problem?; Changing Polities and Electoral Rights: Lithuania’s Accession to the EU; Hidden Purpose: UK Ethnic Minority International Marriages and the Immigration Rules; Transnational Mothering, National Immigration Policy and the European Court of Human Rights; Entry and Residence of Aliens in the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights; Immigration Policy of the European Union: The Challenges Posed by a Fifth Enlargement; An Unhappy Triangle? Labour Migration Spain and Gibraltar from Morocco; Impact of the EU Membership Process on the Development of the Turkish Immigration Law Regime; EU Law and Policy on Irregular Migration: The Need for Convergence on the Admission of Third-country Nationals for Employment; Monitoring the UK Entry Clearance System; Arriving Before You Depart: Law and Fiction in Juxtaposed Control Zones; Property Law Aspects of Refugee and IDP Returns: Case Studies of Georgia and Kosovo; Selling the New Europe: Land Law Reform and Migration Pressures