This paper investigates to what extent international migration law is coherent with the concept of migration as a natural human right. Based on the assumption that migration is an inherently human behavior, beneficial to humankind, and therefore natural law, an analysis of the most prominent sources of international migration law is undertaken. The result of the analysis shows that modern international migration law is largely in line with the concept of natural law, and that the criminalization of migration happens on the domestic level, where economic and populist motivations inform policy makers and shape the law
