An effective international migration regime would need to include a new instrument of international law analogous to the Refugee Convention which would provide a declaration of the rights of migrants, together with definitions of the groups covered and procedural rules for international governance in this field. It could build on the ILO and UN Conventions mentioned above. Another possible analogy would be with the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade(GATT), which led to the formation of the World Trade Organization(WTO-Straubhaar has suggested establish- ment of a General Agreement on Movements of People(GAMP(Straubhaar, 2002). Such a legal instrument would play a crucial role is setting standards for the treatment of migrants and management of migration.