Keywords
migrant workers
family integrity
non-discrimination
nationality
right of movement
right of residence
international human rights law
limits for state sovereignty
immigration policy
rights of migrants
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Abstract
This article presents the results of a reflection made under the international Human Rights law, the European and Inter-American human rights protection systems, and the Universal law, all in relation with any rights that may be considered a limitation of the sovereign power of states to define their migration policy. Also, it deals with the principle of equality and nondiscrimination of foreigners, the discretion of States to define their migration policies, and analyzes that this principles may constitute a limitation to the sovereignty of states.This journal is registered under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Thus, this work may be reproduced, distributed, and publicly shared in digital format, as long as the names of the authors and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana are acknowledged. Others are allowed to quote, adapt, transform, auto-archive, republish, and create based on this material, for any purpose (even commercial ones), provided the authorship is duly acknowledged, a link to the original work is provided, and it is specified if changes have been made. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana does not hold the rights of published works and the authors are solely responsible for the contents of their works; they keep the moral, intellectual, privacy, and publicity rights.
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