The Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM) and its implications for constitutional law

Abstract

The article discusses the nature, in legal terms, of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, and of its implementing instruments. The negotiating process that led to the genesis of the Global Compact is critically analysed to enquire its non-binding nature (but contributing significantly to the development of customary international law because as authoritative expressions of an opinio iuris ac necessitates), its political nature, and its possible use for interpretative purposes both on an international and national level.