Abstract:This chapter discusses general principles and various strategies relevant to the control of infectious diseases, including those related to vaccination/immunization, environmental control, vector control, and mass drug administration.
“…As Webber concludes: 'The [UK] government has occasionally recognised that refugees have no legal and safe way of getting here, but the "solutions" are based on keeping them out.' 67 Unmasking the operation of the virtual border, and debunking claims that greater levels of enforcement can save lives, reveals that sovereignty itself may be one of the institutions of modernity that is facing a crisis. 68 Political theorist Rainer Bauböck argues that 'once we have understood [the] moral complexity of migration claims, we should be less tempted to rank them according to their moral urgency or to postpone the goal of freedom of movement to a distant ideal world'.…”
Section: Conclusion: Saving Lives By ʻSeeingʼ Sovereigntymentioning
Although this is a cumbersome term, I use it here because it conveys the important point that states of illegality are not in any way natural, but are deliberately constructed through law and practice.
“…As Webber concludes: 'The [UK] government has occasionally recognised that refugees have no legal and safe way of getting here, but the "solutions" are based on keeping them out.' 67 Unmasking the operation of the virtual border, and debunking claims that greater levels of enforcement can save lives, reveals that sovereignty itself may be one of the institutions of modernity that is facing a crisis. 68 Political theorist Rainer Bauböck argues that 'once we have understood [the] moral complexity of migration claims, we should be less tempted to rank them according to their moral urgency or to postpone the goal of freedom of movement to a distant ideal world'.…”
Section: Conclusion: Saving Lives By ʻSeeingʼ Sovereigntymentioning
Although this is a cumbersome term, I use it here because it conveys the important point that states of illegality are not in any way natural, but are deliberately constructed through law and practice.
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