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The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration A Commentary

Author: Vincent Chetail
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198863380

Published In: August 2026
Format: Hardback
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The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) is the first intergovernmental agreement adopted by the United Nations to address all dimensions of international migration. This authoritative legal commentary provides a comprehensive and insightful analysis of the Compact's normative foundations, legal content, and policy relevance, serving scholars, practitioners, and policymakers concerned with international law and migration governance.

Beginning with a critical examination of its preamble, vision, and guiding principles, the book explores the normative aspirations that underpin the GCM, highlighting its grounding in state sovereignty, responsibility-sharing, non-discrimination, and human rights. It then provides detailed commentary on each of the Compact's twenty-three objectives, assessing their legal content, policy orientation, and alignment with existing international legal frameworks. The commentary also situates each objective within the broader contexts of human rights and migration governance, while evaluating its potential to influence both national legislation and international practice. Crucially, the book also addresses the mechanisms and challenges of implementation, unveiling how states, international organizations, local authorities, and non-state actors—including civil society and the private sector—interpret and operationalize the Compact's provisions.

Bridging legal scholarship, critical perspectives, and real-world practice, this commentary offers an in-depth analysis of the role and relevance of international law and intergovernmental cooperation on one of the most polarized issues of our times. It also contributes a forward-looking assessment of the Compact's role in shaping the future of global migration governance.

Research for the book was supported by the nccr - on the move, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation grant 51NF40-205605.

Part One: Preamble

The Vision and Guiding Principles of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

Vincent Chetail

Part Two: Objectives For Safe, Orderly, And Regular Migration

Objective 1: Collect and utilize accurate and disaggregated data as a basis for evidence-based policies

Lorna McGregor

Objective 2: Minimize the adverse drivers and structural factors that compel people to leave their country of origin

Satvinder S Juss

Objective 3: Provide accurate and timely information at all stages of migration

Liliana Lyra Jubilut

Objective 4: Provide all migrants with proof of legal identity, proper identification, and documentation

Michelle Foster

Objective 5: Enhance the availability and flexibility of pathways for regular migration

Diego Acosta Arcarazo and Kathryn Allinson

Objective 6: Facilitate fair and ethical recruitment and safeguard conditions that ensure decent work

Bernard Ryan

Objective 7: Address and reduce vulnerabilities in migration

Delphine Nakache

Objective 8: Save lives and establish coordinated international efforts on missing migrants

Violeta Moreno-Lax

Objective 9: Strengthen the transnational response to smuggling of migrants

Andreas Schloenhardt

Objective 10: Prevent, combat, and eradicate trafficking in persons in the context of international migration

Ryszard Piotrowicz

Objective 11: Manage borders in an integrated, secure, and coordinated manner

Elspeth Guild, Kathryn Allinson, Nicolette Busuttil, and Maja Grundler

Objective 12: Strengthen certainty and predictability in migration procedures for appropriate screening, assessment, and referral

Boldizsár Nagy

Objective 13: Use immigration detention only as a measure of last resort and work towards alternatives

Yulia Ioffe and Cathryn Costello

Objective 14: Enhance consular protection, assistance, and cooperation throughout the migration cycle

Madalina Moraru

Objective 15: Provide access to basic services for migrants

Vladislava Stoyanova

Objective 16: Empower migrants and societies to realize full inclusion and social cohesion

Stephanie E Berry

Objective 17: Eliminate all forms of discrimination and promote evidence-based public discourse to shape perceptions of migration

E Tendayi Achiume

Objective 18: Invest in skills development and facilitate mutual recognition of skills, qualifications, and competences

Marion Panizzon

Objective 19: Create conditions for migrants and diasporas to fully contribute to sustainable development in all countries

Larissa van den Herik and Manasa Venkatachalam

Objective 20: Promote faster, safer, and cheaper transfer of remittances and foster financial inclusion of migrants

Alan Desmond

Objective 21: Cooperate in facilitating safe and dignified return and readmission, as well as sustainable reintegration

Izabella Majcher

Objective 22: Establish mechanisms for the portability of social security entitlements and earned benefits

Marie-Laure Basilien-Gainche

Objective 23: Strengthen international cooperation and global partnerships for safe, orderly, and regular migration

Idil Atak and François Crépeau

Part Three: Implementation, Follow-Up, And Review

The Implementation, Follow-up, and Review of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration Within the United Nations System and Beyond

Vincent Chetail and Mariana Ferolla Vallandro do Valle

States and the Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration: glass half full or half empty?

Vincent Chetail and Mariana Ferolla Vallandro do Valle

The Role of Cities and Non-state Actors in the Implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

Vincent Chetail and Mariana Ferolla Vallandro do Valle

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