Visa humanitaria : una figura jurídica diversa.

Abstract

Migration and forced displacement represent constant rise phenomena that derive from diverse social, political and economic crises, generating high degrees of vulnerability to the human rights of those who suffer them. Given this reality, it is essential the international community commitment for face these challenges under parameters of solidarity and respect for the guarantee of human rights. This paper is based on the analysis of one of the main legal figures used by the States to recognize certain immigration qualities due to humanitarian reasons. It is intended to provide a panoramic view of the object, treatment and application of the so-called humanitarian visa in different legislations, including the analysis of the differences and similarities between them. This route makes it possible to elucidate the legal schemes and migration policies diversity in different regions, while it emphasizes all those basic and necessary parameters required for an appropriate and efficient intervention in the global environment.