Abstract
In a thought-provoking talk, Violeta Moreno-Lax asks whether death has become ‘a means of border control’ for the EU and its Member States. I concur that the EU and its Member States bear responsibility for the mounting death toll as people try to reach the EU’s territory for safety. Indeed, the construction of a non-entry regime which illegalises ‘spontaneous arrivals’ (persons who knock at the EU’s door ‘uninvited’ in search of protection), pushes them back and put their lives at risk is anathema to a humane asylum policy.
The EU’s hostile environment is in stark - and troubling - contrast with the EU’s swift opening of its borders to refugees fleeing Ukraine as it very promptly activated its 2001 temporary protection framework - for the first time - in the immediate aftermath of the outbreak of war in Ukraine. This paper offers thoughts on whether the triggering of temporary protection for people fleeing Ukraine can prompt a shift towards greater hospitality in the EU’s asylum policy. The paper considers the reconceptualisation of refugees and asylum seekers’ admission to the EU’s territory as the foundation of a humane EU asylum policy.
The EU’s hostile environment is in stark - and troubling - contrast with the EU’s swift opening of its borders to refugees fleeing Ukraine as it very promptly activated its 2001 temporary protection framework - for the first time - in the immediate aftermath of the outbreak of war in Ukraine. This paper offers thoughts on whether the triggering of temporary protection for people fleeing Ukraine can prompt a shift towards greater hospitality in the EU’s asylum policy. The paper considers the reconceptualisation of refugees and asylum seekers’ admission to the EU’s territory as the foundation of a humane EU asylum policy.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 8 |
Publication status | Published - 5 Oct 2023 |
Event | Death and Migration: The Human Rights Perspective - Åbo Akademi University, Institute for Human Rights , Turku, Finland Duration: 5 Oct 2023 → 5 Oct 2023 http://The Institute for Human Rights at Åbo Akademi University |
Seminar
Seminar | Death and Migration |
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Country/Territory | Finland |
City | Turku |
Period | 5/10/23 → 5/10/23 |
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Keywords
- temporary protection
- Ukraine
- EU asylum policy
- ethical vulnerability analysis
- Admission to the EU's territory