Artificial intelligence: migration flows and public policies for the protection of human rights

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https://doi.org/10.19135/revista.consinter.00021.07

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Artificial Intelligence(ies), Migration Flows: Migrants and Refugees, Public Policies, Human Rights

Abstract

Migration flows and the right to cross borders are pressing issues, given the human rights violations of individuals and groups experiencing migration. The various international treaties and conventions appear insufficient to guarantee rights. At the same time, the advent of information technologies has brought to the forefront the homo digital migrant, now subject to the constraints of digital control beyond physical borders. This study aims to analyze the impacts of Artificial Intelligence on migration flows from the perspective of human rights protection. It is based on the hypothesis that new technologies require renewed reflection and action from an ethical and legal perspective, highlighting the need for regulatory frameworks that protect the human rights of migrants. The methodology employed is hybrid, descriptive-bibliographicalexplanatory, applying Aristotelian Topics to constantly question them. As a result, the need for a standard for the human rights of migrants was recognized, as progress is only possible in conjunction with ethics, techno-ethics and legal practice.

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Maria Celeste Cordeiro Leite dos Santos, Universidade de São Paulo

Professora Livre-Docente em Direito Penal pela USP. Doutora em Filosofia e Teoria Geral do Direito pela PUC-SP. Pós-doutorado em Psicologia pela PUC-SP. Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Direito (Mestrado e Doutorado) da PUC-SP, e da Graduação. Mestre em Direito Penal pela PUC-SP. Doutora em Ciências da Religião da PUC-SP. Líder do Grupo de Pesquisas: “Percepções Cognitivas na Interpretação da Norma”, credenciado pelo CNPq, PUC-SP. Coordenadora e Editora Chefe da Revista digital da PUC-SP: Fronteiras Interdisciplinares do Direito. Vice-presidente do Instituto PROVÍTIMA. Embaixadora do Projeto Humanitas, da OAB/Guarulhos. Membro do IASP, da CAPS pesq. da Fac. de Medicina da USP. Advogada.

Marilene Araujo, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

Doutora em Direito pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo PUC-SP. Mestra em Direito Constitucional pela PUC-SP. Especialista em Direito Administrativo pela PUC-SP e em Processo Civil pela Escola Superior da Procuradoria Geral do Estado de São Paulo. Membro do IBDC – Instituto Brasileiro de Direito Constitucional e do Grupo de Pesquisas em Direito e Percepções Cognitivas na Interpretação da Norma da Faculdade de Direito PUC-SP. Editora da Revista digital da PUC-SP: Fronteiras Interdisciplinares do Direito. Advogada. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5611-3184. marilene13156@gmail.com.

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Published

2025-12-17

How to Cite

dos Santos, M. C. C. L., & Araujo, M. (2025). Artificial intelligence: migration flows and public policies for the protection of human rights. Revista Internacional Consinter De Direito, 11(21). https://doi.org/10.19135/revista.consinter.00021.07

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Direitos Difusos, Coletivos e Individuais Homogêneos

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