African Migration, Human Rights and Literature

Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
Author\'s Note
Table of Cases
National Legislation
Table of Human Rights Instruments and Documents
Introduction
	I. My Law and Literature Journey
	II. On Migration
	III. On Terminology
	IV. On Coverage
	V. Structure
	VI. Conclusion
PART I: PLOTTING OUR JOURNEY
	1. Artivism, Literature, Law and Justice
		I. Justice in Law and Literature
		II. On Transplants and Universality
		III. Literature as Protest in Post-Colonial Settings
		IV. Music, Art and Photography
		V. On Writing Justice
		VI. Critical Race Feminists
		VII. Literature and Historic Injustice
		VIII. Conclusion
	2. Migration Histories
		I. On \'Home\' and Identity Formation
		II. The African Diasporas – Historical Background
		III. Contemporary Migration Patterns and Responses
		IV. Resistance and the Imperial Legacy
		V. Conclusion
	3. Of Visas and Visions of a Better Life
		I. By any Means Necessary
		II. Fictional Strategies for Gaining Entry
		III. Processes
		IV. The Moral Economy of Smuggling
		V. You can Buy Your Way in Legitimately – Wealth and Visa Waivers
		VI. On Slippery Categorisations: \'Illegal\' Migrant v (\'Bogus\') Asylum Seeker?
		VII. Refugee Law and Literature
		VIII. Credibility
		IX. Access to Justice
		X. Detention
		XI. Hostile Environments
		XII. Irregularity and Employment
		XIII. Irregularity and the Exposure to Exploitation by Non-State Actors
		XIV. Public Perception and Prejudice
		XV. On Dignity
		XVI. \'Home\' and the Inhospitable Human Rights Environment
		XVII. Status Fracture v. Status Threat
		XVIII. On Kindness: Refugee and Migrant Organisations and Volunteers
		XIX. Conclusion
PART II: INTERSECTIONS
	4. Women\'s Lives
		I. Historical Reasons for Restrictions on Women\'s Freedom of Movement
		II. Women and Refugee Law
		III. Trafficking in Law and Literature
		IV. Whither Sisterhood? Race and Class in Cleaning Work
		V. Norm Development and the Challenges of Implementation
		VI. Legislative and Judicial Responses to Modern Slavery
		VII. Fictional Maids
		VIII. Undiplomatic Exploitation and Abuse
		IX. Called to Account: Maids Confront Diplomats in Court
		X. Other Forms of Labour
		XI. Hotel Maids Wanted: Abuse Included
		XII. The Ache: Missing those Left Behind
		XIII. Conclusion
	5. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identities
		I. History, Context and Continuities
		II. On Erasure and the Demand for Visibility
		III. On Intersectionality
		IV. Plural Identities or \'Naming\'
		V. On Fear and Curiosity
		VI. Fictional Literature
		VII. On Covering
		VIII. Religion
		IX. Changing People, Changing Laws
		X. Migration and Sexuality
		XI. Reasons to be Hopeful
		XII. Conclusion
	6. Children in Literature
		I. The Role of Literature
		II. Children in Migration
		III. Citizen or Migrant?
		IV. Laws and \'Cultural Practices\'
		V. Conclusion
	Conclusion
		I. Law and Migration
		II. Looking Ahead
Afterword
Bibliography
Index