Brian Opeskin, Richard Perruchoud and Jillyanne Redpath-Cross (eds.), Foundations of International Migration Law (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2012, 467 pp.,£ 75.00 ...

The unifying theme behind the first three books is evident, although the field has expanded so much since the advent of globalisation and the tumbling of the Berlin Wall that it is now possible to discern more sub-categories in what was once international refugee law. The migration treatise by Opeskin et al. certainly seeks to map this branching under the apt title of international migration law, demonstrating the editors' view that this broader discipline has to a large degree overtaken refugee regulation and the classic international law topic on the rights of aliens and the conferral of nationality. Indeed, much of this classical law is now either obsolete or of little significance, given that at the very least the rights of aliens are now well embedded in general human rights law. Still, the book brings together a formidable array of contributors who provide an intriguing and comprehensive account of the migration phenomenon through the lens of international regulation.