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Securing Malaysia’s Borders from Covid-19: Legal Considerations to the Influx of Rohingya Migrants

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dc.contributor.authorHazmi Ruslien_US
dc.contributor.authorRoman Dremliugaen_US
dc.contributor.authorWan Suhailien_US
dc.contributor.authorNur Alia Farishaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T04:22:59Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T04:22:59Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.submitted2022-2-16
dc.description.abstractOn March 18, 2020, Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin declared the nationwide enforcement of the Movement Control Order to curb the spread of COVID-19. In September 2020, Malaysia entered the third wave of the outbreak. Active cases rose from 60 to more than 13,000. The government’s Ops Benteng stops illegal migrants, who are at high risk of bringing COVID-19 into Malaysia. This includes illegal Rohingya migrants, who enter Malaysia to flee persecution in their home country, Myanmar. There are approximately 150,000 Rohingya migrants in Malaysia and more are expected. This article examines the main reason behind the influx of Rohingya illegal migrants and discusses whether the Malaysian government should tighten its borders to safeguard against COVID-19. The government must prioritise its own citizens over the Rohingyas; the responsibility of managing this humanitarian disaster should be shared with other nations, particularly those party to the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees 1951.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.14330/jeail.2021.14.1.06
dc.identifier.epage129
dc.identifier.issn1976-9229
dc.identifier.issue1
dc.identifier.other1091-62
dc.identifier.spage115
dc.identifier.urihttp://journal.yiil.org/home/archives_v14n1_06
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/5460
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherYIJUN Institute of International Lawen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of East Asia and International Lawen_US
dc.subjectSovereignty, COVID-19, Illegal Immigrants, Territorial Integrity, Humanitarian Disasteren_US
dc.titleSecuring Malaysia’s Borders from Covid-19: Legal Considerations to the Influx of Rohingya Migrantsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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