Abstract(s)
The article sets out the concept of a State-to-State human transfer agreement of which
extradition and deportation are specialised forms. Asylum sharing agreements are
other variations which the article explores in more detail. Human transfer agreements
always affect at least the right to liberty and the freedom of movement, but other rights
will also be at issue to some extent. The article shows how human rights obligations
limit State discretion in asylum sharing agreements and considers how past and
present asylum sharing arrangements in Europe and North America deal with these
limits, if at all. The article suggests changes in the way asylum sharing agreements are
drafted: for example, providing for a treaty committee would allow existing agreements
to better conform to international human rights instruments and would facilitate State
compliance to their human rights obligations.