Interception on the High Seas - An Alternative to Elude the Principle of Non-Refoulement?
(2019) LAGF03 20192Department of Law
Faculty of Law
- Abstract
- Pre-border controls can be used to control the movement of migrants outside of the state’s territory and thereby avoid obligations the that is stated in international refugee law and human rights. Extraterritorial migration management are often settled through bilateral agreements between the state of origin and the prospect destination country. The cooperation between Italy and Libya constitutes an example of extraterritorial migrations management. Through maritime interception on the high seas are migrants being returned to Libya, with support from Italy in compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed in 2017. Non-governmental organizations and international bodies publish reports of the inhumane treatment that face... (More)
- Pre-border controls can be used to control the movement of migrants outside of the state’s territory and thereby avoid obligations the that is stated in international refugee law and human rights. Extraterritorial migration management are often settled through bilateral agreements between the state of origin and the prospect destination country. The cooperation between Italy and Libya constitutes an example of extraterritorial migrations management. Through maritime interception on the high seas are migrants being returned to Libya, with support from Italy in compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed in 2017. Non-governmental organizations and international bodies publish reports of the inhumane treatment that face migrants in Libya. The cooperation has therefore been highly criticized for breaching the principle of non-refoulement.
The overall aim of this study is to explore interception on the high seas that occur in compliance with bilateral agreements between Italy and Libya and the compatibility with the principle of non-refoulement. To achieve the overall aim of this study will the implication of the principle of non-refoulement and its appliance on the high seas be examined. The study will explore interception on the high seas and the legal standards that must be considered. There will also be an investigation whether the Memorandum of Understanding constitutes a potentially breach the principle of non-refoulement by Italy. A legal dogmatic method is used to conduct the study.
The study shows that the cooperation between Italy and Libya constitutes a potential breach of the principle of non-refoulement. It has been affirmed in earlier case-law from the ECtHR the refoulement of migrants to Libya entails a real risk of being exposed to torture or other inhumane treatment after being returned. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Extraterritoriella gränskontroller används för att kontrollera migranter utanför statens eget territorium. Detta kan göras med syftet att undgå de skyldigheter som är fastställda i internationell flyktingrätt. Ursprungsstaten och den förväntade destinationsstaten kan ingå bilaterala överenskommelser kring extraterritoriella gränskontroller, vilket samarbetet mellan Italien och Libyen är ett exempel på. I enlighet med överenskommelsen Memorandum of Understanding från 2017 blir migranter tillbakavisade av den libyska kustbevakningen och återförda till Libyen. Aktionerna sker med stöd av den italienska regeringen. Icke-statliga organisationer och internationella organ fortsätter att publicera rapporter som visar på det inhumana bemötandet som... (More)
- Extraterritoriella gränskontroller används för att kontrollera migranter utanför statens eget territorium. Detta kan göras med syftet att undgå de skyldigheter som är fastställda i internationell flyktingrätt. Ursprungsstaten och den förväntade destinationsstaten kan ingå bilaterala överenskommelser kring extraterritoriella gränskontroller, vilket samarbetet mellan Italien och Libyen är ett exempel på. I enlighet med överenskommelsen Memorandum of Understanding från 2017 blir migranter tillbakavisade av den libyska kustbevakningen och återförda till Libyen. Aktionerna sker med stöd av den italienska regeringen. Icke-statliga organisationer och internationella organ fortsätter att publicera rapporter som visar på det inhumana bemötandet som migranter utstår vid återvändandet till Libyen. Samarbetet har därför kritiserats för att bryta mot principen om non-refoulement.
Det huvudsakliga syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka tillbakavisandet av migranter på internationellt vatten i enighet med bilaterala överenskommelser mellan Italien och Libyen samt huruvida det är förenligt med principen om non-refoulement. För att uppnå detta syfte kommer en undersökning ske av innebörden av non-refoulement samt hur denna princip ska tillämpas på internationellt vatten. Tillbakavisandet av migranter på internationellt vatten samt de rättsliga aspekterna kommer att undersökas. Det kommer slutligen ske en granskning för att utreda huruvida tillbakavisandet av migranter som sker i enighet med Memorandum of Understanding bryter mot principen om non-refoulement. Undersökningen sker genom rättsdogmatisk metod.
Resultatet visar på att tillbakavisandet av migranter som sker i enighet med Memorandum of Understanding bryter mot principen non-refoulement. I praxis från Europadomstolen har det tidigare fastställts att migranter löper en reell risk att utsättas för tortyr och annan inhuman behandling vid ett återvändande till Libyen. (Less)
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- author
- Georg, Emelie LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- LAGF03 20192
- year
- 2019
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Non-refoulement, Extraterritorial migration management, International Refugee Law, Human Rights, ECHR
- language
- English
- id
- 9000114
- date added to LUP
- 2020-04-09 13:56:36
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abstract = {{Pre-border controls can be used to control the movement of migrants outside of the state’s territory and thereby avoid obligations the that is stated in international refugee law and human rights. Extraterritorial migration management are often settled through bilateral agreements between the state of origin and the prospect destination country. The cooperation between Italy and Libya constitutes an example of extraterritorial migrations management. Through maritime interception on the high seas are migrants being returned to Libya, with support from Italy in compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed in 2017. Non-governmental organizations and international bodies publish reports of the inhumane treatment that face migrants in Libya. The cooperation has therefore been highly criticized for breaching the principle of non-refoulement.
The overall aim of this study is to explore interception on the high seas that occur in compliance with bilateral agreements between Italy and Libya and the compatibility with the principle of non-refoulement. To achieve the overall aim of this study will the implication of the principle of non-refoulement and its appliance on the high seas be examined. The study will explore interception on the high seas and the legal standards that must be considered. There will also be an investigation whether the Memorandum of Understanding constitutes a potentially breach the principle of non-refoulement by Italy. A legal dogmatic method is used to conduct the study.
The study shows that the cooperation between Italy and Libya constitutes a potential breach of the principle of non-refoulement. It has been affirmed in earlier case-law from the ECtHR the refoulement of migrants to Libya entails a real risk of being exposed to torture or other inhumane treatment after being returned.}},
author = {{Georg, Emelie}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Interception on the High Seas - An Alternative to Elude the Principle of Non-Refoulement?}},
year = {{2019}},
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