ABSTRACT
This introduction begins by providing a general overview to the subject matter of this volume on serious international crimes, violations to human rights and human dignity, and forced migration. It looks at the close interrelationship between forced migration, severe breaches in fundamental human rights and human dignity, and the commission of serious international crimes. Serious international crimes amount to severe breaches to our most basic human rights such as, obviously, murder, assault, oppression, and terrorism, that, in turn, produce intolerable and unbearable conditions that trigger mass forced displacement. The chapter then goes on to describe how this edited volume was initiated, based on the “Serious International Crimes, Human Rights, and Forced Migration” Symposium that was held at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, on May 30th and 31st, 2019. It outlines the structure of the volume that is comprised of three parts and then, provides a brief synopsis of all the chapter contributions. It ends with some deep reflections and conclusions on the subject matter of the edited collection and the way forward.
