Abstract
Principle of non-refoulement protected by EU law – National practices – Deterrence – Pushbacks – Border police deterrence – Reaction of EU institutions – Legal uncertainties – ‘Safe country of origin’ – ‘First country of asylum’ – ‘Safe third country’ – EU values – New Pact on Migration and Asylum
Highlights
Over the past decade the EU has witnessed an increasing number of third-country nationals trying to reach its borders to find a safe haven there
Principle of non-refoulement protected by EU law – National practices – Deterrence – Pushbacks – Border police deterrence – Reaction of EU institutions – Legal uncertainties – ‘Safe country of origin’ – ‘First country of asylum’ – ‘Safe third country’ – EU values – New Pact on Migration and Asylum
Both the EU institutions and its member states have continued to proclaim their adherence to the right to seek asylum and the principle of non-refoulement, while at the same time exercising and tolerating (EU institutions) sometimes rigid border policies which have, in practice, repeatedly caused the circumvention or breaches of these rules
Summary
Over the past decade the EU has witnessed an increasing number of third-country nationals trying to reach its borders to find a safe haven there.
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