The Influence of International Organisations on the EU’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: A First Inquiry

Abstract

The EU’s commitments to maintain itself as an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) and to global security governance place the development of EU instruments in the realm of Justice and Home Affairs at the centre of a crossroads between municipal, bilateral and multilateral norms. However, while the relationship between national and EU legislation as well as the relationship between the EU and third countries in Justice and Home Affairs matters are being thoroughly analysed, the study of the interconnections between EU law and norms stemming from multilateral fora is a relatively unexplored side of the external dimension of the AFSJ. This contribution provides a first overview of the different ways in which, as a result of its commitment to multilateralism, the EU’s AFSJ can potentially or actually be influenced by norms stemming from international organisations. This paper argues that while the EU legal order is open to external normative influences, only a couple of international organisations are currently influencing the development of the AFSJ.KeywordsAsylum SeekerGeneva ConventionCouncil DecisionJudicial CooperationOperational CooperationThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.