Sriprapha Petcharamesree • Mark P. Capaldi Editors Migration in Southeast Asia IMISCOE Regional Reader

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Birth Registration, Legal Identity and Impacts on Migration in ASEAN

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Description: This book chapter (p39-56) explores the crucial role of birth registration and legal identity, as recognized by international human rights treaties. Legal identity is essential for accessing fundamental rights and ensuring inclusion. Despite ASEAN member states acknowledging this right, millions remain unregistered. The chapter examines why some groups are excluded from obtaining legal identity, leading to 'civil death' and exacerbating irregular migration, as those without legal status are deprived of essential rights, prompting them to migrate in search of a better life.

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