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'At a time when both Europeans and Americans speak of building walls to stop the flow of refugees, we are in desperate need of a new moral and legal vision. In Humanity at Sea, Itamar Mann offers that vision. A work brimming with insights, it will make us rethink the very foundations of international law.' Paul Kahn, Director, Orville H. Schell, Jr Center for International Human Rights, Yale Law School 'In this lyrically written book, Mann throws light on the refugee condition through the metaphor of 'the universal boatperson'. The episodes he recounts of refugees at sea, spread over time and geography, amount to one of the most original discussions of these topics yet to appear.' Seyla Benhabib, Eugene Meyer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, Yale University, Connecticut 'In his exemplary study of migration past and present, Itamar Mann has responded to a topic of burning currency and moral importance with agile and profound theoretical sophistication, achieving a unique proposal for why human rights law is binding and should come to the rescue of the forlorn victims of history. Compelling, eloquent, and rich, Humanity at Sea is a must-read for ethicists, historians, and lawyers.' Samuel Moyn, Harvard Law School, and author of The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History

Advance praise: 'At a time when both Europeans and Americans speak of building walls to stop the flow of refugees, we are in desperate need of a new moral and legal vision. In Humanity at Sea, Itamar Mann offers that vision. A work brimming with insights, it will make us rethink the very foundations of international law.' Paul Kahn, Director, Orville H. Schell, Jr Center for International Human Rights, Yale Law School Advance praise: 'In this lyrically written book, Mann throws light on the refugee condition through the metaphor of 'the universal boatperson'. The episodes he recounts of refugees at sea, spread over time and geography, amount to one of the most original discussions of these topics yet to appear.' Seyla Benhabib, Eugene Meyer Professor of Political Science and Philosophy, Yale University, Connecticut Advance praise: 'In his exemplary study of migration past and present, Itamar Mann has responded to a topic of burning currency and moral importance with agile and profound theoretical sophistication, achieving a unique proposal for why human rights law is binding and should come to the rescue of the forlorn victims of history. Compelling, eloquent, and rich, Humanity at Sea is a must-read for ethicists, historians, and lawyers.' Samuel Moyn, Harvard Law School, and author of The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History

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Itamar Mann is a legal scholar currently based at the University of Haifa Faculty of Law, Israel. His work focuses on international law and political theory. He has published in the areas of human rights, refugee and migration law, political theory, and international criminal law. He has also acted as an advocate on behalf of migrants and refugees as a lawyer in Tel Aviv. During 2009–10 he held a fellowship during which he reported for Human Rights Watch from Greece and Turkey.

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