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CROSSING BORDERS. THE VALUE OF HUMAN MOBILITY Human mobility is one of life’s key aspects, a precious asset. Not only that, it is also, in and of itself, a worthy goal in terms of the private existence and activity of each individual, while in turn representing an essential element of collective life, accounting as it does for the principal means by which communities emerge from their isolation, cross paths, mingle with and learn from one another, paving the way for new patterns of hybrid conduct, fresh ideas, new habits arising from such interaction, giving rise to new, outward-looking families. For man is, by his very nature, a social creature, a creature in search of encounters. Whether born here or far away. One may be a foreigner, but never an alien or an interloper. We would be well advised to mix with others, to welcome them, to communicate, share and work with them, to do things in partnership. Their presence alongside us and in our midst is something of value. The 1948 Declaration of Human Rights has one major shortcoming, for it overlooks the right to mobility, though it does touch on related areas (the freedom of movement within and the right to leave one’s own country). But what is the basis for these two rights? Is each one a separate right in and of itself? Which of man’s essential needs underpin such rights? Human mobility is at one and the same time a value and a right, in terms of both individuals and populations as a whole. How is such mobility best to be approached? What mistakes should be avoided? The book you are holding in your hands seeks to find an answer to all such questions.
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- Publication Date February 2015
- Publish StatusPublished
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