Document Type
Article
Disciplines
International Law
Abstract
When hearing or reading about human rights, many, if not most, people associate them with the right to life, the freedom of religion and conscience, the freedom of assembly and organization, or of the press. But very few people consider the right to move to be on par with these more traditionally-recognized human rights. The right to move primarily concerns freedom of movement inside and outside the country of residence, and this is what determines its human rights' significance. The essence of the right to move is that the state has to accept that its citizens are free to choose their place of residence, and that they are free to leave the country and return without suffering any legal disadvantage as a consequence of making use of that right
Recommended Citation
Foldesi, Tamas, "The Right to Move and Its Achilles' Heel, The Right to Asylum" (1993). Connecticut Journal of International Law. 206.
https://digitalcommons.lib.uconn.edu/cjil/206
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