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Ökande fokus på säkerhet och bristande respekt för de mänskliga rättigheterna?

Nilsson, Irma LU (2015) MRSG31 20151
Human Rights Studies
Abstract
How the EU is handling the situation in the Mediterranean Sea has direct implications on
people’s human rights. Therefore the purpose of this essay is to discuss the consequences of
the EU’s approach to migration and asylum, in relation to human rights. Three themes have
been identified to show how the EU is interfering with people’s access to their rights. These
themes represent three levels of analysis, creating the context for the essay and its question at
issue. This essay analysis material issued from the European Commission from 2008 until
2015.
One theme identifies the EU’s focus on security. How the EU’s approach shows a direction
towards an increasing security focus is the concrete issue for this essay. The relation... (More)
How the EU is handling the situation in the Mediterranean Sea has direct implications on
people’s human rights. Therefore the purpose of this essay is to discuss the consequences of
the EU’s approach to migration and asylum, in relation to human rights. Three themes have
been identified to show how the EU is interfering with people’s access to their rights. These
themes represent three levels of analysis, creating the context for the essay and its question at
issue. This essay analysis material issued from the European Commission from 2008 until
2015.
One theme identifies the EU’s focus on security. How the EU’s approach shows a direction
towards an increasing security focus is the concrete issue for this essay. The relation between
a possible security focus and the other two themes: the definitions of migrants and migration,
and also, EUs actions outside of the union in relation to the migration- and asylum
question, creates a discussion that comply with the purpose of the essay.
The EU’s approach to migration is analysed and discussed in a content analysis that
combines the theoretical perspectives on security, inclusion, exclusion, and universal human
rights. This analysis shows that the EU is including people that comply with the EU’s own
interests. Additionally, the analysis shows that the EU excludes almost everyone who does
not comply with the EU’s interests from its territory and from its protection. The EU is even
interfering with people’s right to seek international protection - asylum. Therefore, the EU
violates and disrespects the universality of human rights. (Less)
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author
Nilsson, Irma LU
supervisor
organization
course
MRSG31 20151
year
type
L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
subject
keywords
Human Rights, security, exclusion, inclusion, EU, Migration, asylum, skyddsbehövande, irreguljär migration, mänskliga rättigheter
language
Swedish
id
5435694
date added to LUP
2015-07-22 09:12:48
date last changed
2015-07-22 09:12:48
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  abstract     = {{How the EU is handling the situation in the Mediterranean Sea has direct implications on
people’s human rights. Therefore the purpose of this essay is to discuss the consequences of
the EU’s approach to migration and asylum, in relation to human rights. Three themes have
been identified to show how the EU is interfering with people’s access to their rights. These
themes represent three levels of analysis, creating the context for the essay and its question at
issue. This essay analysis material issued from the European Commission from 2008 until
2015.
One theme identifies the EU’s focus on security. How the EU’s approach shows a direction
towards an increasing security focus is the concrete issue for this essay. The relation between
a possible security focus and the other two themes: the definitions of migrants and migration,
and also, EUs actions outside of the union in relation to the migration- and asylum
question, creates a discussion that comply with the purpose of the essay.
The EU’s approach to migration is analysed and discussed in a content analysis that
combines the theoretical perspectives on security, inclusion, exclusion, and universal human
rights. This analysis shows that the EU is including people that comply with the EU’s own
interests. Additionally, the analysis shows that the EU excludes almost everyone who does
not comply with the EU’s interests from its territory and from its protection. The EU is even
interfering with people’s right to seek international protection - asylum. Therefore, the EU
violates and disrespects the universality of human rights.}},
  author       = {{Nilsson, Irma}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Ökande fokus på säkerhet och bristande respekt för de mänskliga rättigheterna?}},
  year         = {{2015}},
}