Reviews for Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

The average rating for Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment based on 4 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2019-10-26 00:00:00 Scott Wheeler A scholarly collection of studies from the 1990s on the issue of immigration as viewed primarily from western nations. Authors use primarily quantitative approaches to define the environment and then quantitative approaches in an effort to explain the potential mindsets of the players involved and how they might be shaped in the future. My one takeaway quote: "Researchers know that demand-pull, supply-push, and network factors explain much of today's migration, but they do not know how to assign weights to these factors, nor can they link a policy measure that affects one of the factors with a specific level of reduction in immigration pressure. However, disaggregating the factors that motivate migration permits two generalizations: First, even if demand and network factors each contribute one-third to overall migration pressure, it is clear that the immigration into industrial countries will remain high during the 1990s. Even if countries could eliminate the demand-pull factors over which they have direct control, two of the three factors would remain unchecked. The second generalization is that the most important variables influencing migration tend to shift from government-approved demand-pull factors to supply-push and network factors. During the early stages of guestworker programs, analyses indicate that the number of newly admitted migrant workers can be perfectly explained by industrial-country labor market indicators. But once migration "takes a life of its own" - after supply-push and network factors become more important - governments and even mainstream businesses lament the apparent loss of immigration control. This feeling of having lost control often results when governments play catch-up."

Review # 2 was written on 2007-06-06 00:00:00 Tom Ogden If you are interested in immigration, this book can be a goldmine.

Review # 3 was written on 2019-10-26 00:00:00 Peter Martin A scholarly collection of studies from the 1990s on the issue of immigration as viewed primarily from western nations. Authors use primarily quantitative approaches to define the environment and then quantitative approaches in an effort to explain the potential mindsets of the players involved and how they might be shaped in the future. My one takeaway quote: "Researchers know that demand-pull, supply-push, and network factors explain much of today's migration, but they do not know how to assign weights to these factors, nor can they link a policy measure that affects one of the factors with a specific level of reduction in immigration pressure. However, disaggregating the factors that motivate migration permits two generalizations: First, even if demand and network factors each contribute one-third to overall migration pressure, it is clear that the immigration into industrial countries will remain high during the 1990s. Even if countries could eliminate the demand-pull factors over which they have direct control, two of the three factors would remain unchecked. The second generalization is that the most important variables influencing migration tend to shift from government-approved demand-pull factors to supply-push and network factors. During the early stages of guestworker programs, analyses indicate that the number of newly admitted migrant workers can be perfectly explained by industrial-country labor market indicators. But once migration "takes a life of its own" - after supply-push and network factors become more important - governments and even mainstream businesses lament the apparent loss of immigration control. This feeling of having lost control often results when governments play catch-up."

Review # 4 was written on 2007-06-06 00:00:00 Joseph Hudecek If you are interested in immigration, this book can be a goldmine.