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31 Oct 2018 by Ludwig Boltzmann

Statements on Austria’s votum against joining the Global Compact for Migration

The Austrian withdrawal from the UN Migration Compact has triggered a wide public debate. In this context, Manfred Nowak and Adel-Naim Reyhani from the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Human Rights answered questions on the meaning and purpose of this document as well as its legal classification.

The experts do not see a basis for the argument that national autonomy regarding migration policies would be restricted by the Compact.

ORF-Interview mit Manfred Nowak

Manfred Nowak zum Migrationspakt in der “Presse”

Global Compact for Migration