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Havet - sista utvägen till trygghet? En studie om statsansvar gentemot flyktingar i sjönöd

Can, Elif LU (2023) LAGF03 20231
Department of Law
Faculty of Law
Abstract (Swedish)
Att stater har rätt till territoriell suveränitet innebär att de har rätt att bestämma vilka som får komma in i deras territorium och vilka som inte får det. Detta är en viktig princip i internationell rätt och utgör grunden för staternas rätt att kontrollera sina gränser och upprätthålla nationella säkerhetsintressen. Samtidigt kolliderar det med principen om non-refoulement, som inkluderar flyktingkonventionen och EKMR. Non-refoulement skyddar de som befinner sig på en annan stats territorium från att bli tillbakaskickade till ursprungslandet de flytt ifrån. Staten åläggs därför en skyldighet att undersöka deras situation innan ett eventuellt återvisande, för att upprätthålla respekten för mänskliga rättigheter. De som befinner sig i... (More)
Att stater har rätt till territoriell suveränitet innebär att de har rätt att bestämma vilka som får komma in i deras territorium och vilka som inte får det. Detta är en viktig princip i internationell rätt och utgör grunden för staternas rätt att kontrollera sina gränser och upprätthålla nationella säkerhetsintressen. Samtidigt kolliderar det med principen om non-refoulement, som inkluderar flyktingkonventionen och EKMR. Non-refoulement skyddar de som befinner sig på en annan stats territorium från att bli tillbakaskickade till ursprungslandet de flytt ifrån. Staten åläggs därför en skyldighet att undersöka deras situation innan ett eventuellt återvisande, för att upprätthålla respekten för mänskliga rättigheter. De som befinner sig i sjönöd ska alltså räddas från havet till en säker plats där de inte riskerar sina liv. Dock har stater motsatt sig en avstigning, trots att de kan tillgodose en säker plats. Staterna anser att det kan medföra en indirekt acceptans av illegal invandring och resultera i en följd där fler migranter försöker ta sig över havet. Med bakgrund till detta har internationella havsrättskonventionen utvidgat staternas skyldighet att acceptera en avstigning som bistår migranterna med en säker plats, men även den utvidgningen har mött motstånd och problematiken om vilken stat som bär det yttersta ansvaret kvarstår. Sammanfattningsvis återstår den komplexa situationen där stater inte skyddar migranter på bästa sätt, trots internationellt utvidgade tillämpningar. (Less)
Abstract
That states have the right to territorial sovereignty means that they have the right to decide who is allowed to enter their territory and who is not. This is an important principle of international law and it forms the basis of the state's right to control its borders and maintain national security interests. At the same time, it clashes with the principle of non-refoulement, which includes the Refugee Convention and the ECHR. Non-refoulement protects those who are in the territory of another state from being sent back to the country of origin they fled from. The state is therefore obligated to investigate their situation before a possible return, in order to maintain respect for human rights. Those who are in distress at sea must... (More)
That states have the right to territorial sovereignty means that they have the right to decide who is allowed to enter their territory and who is not. This is an important principle of international law and it forms the basis of the state's right to control its borders and maintain national security interests. At the same time, it clashes with the principle of non-refoulement, which includes the Refugee Convention and the ECHR. Non-refoulement protects those who are in the territory of another state from being sent back to the country of origin they fled from. The state is therefore obligated to investigate their situation before a possible return, in order to maintain respect for human rights. Those who are in distress at sea must therefore be rescued from the sea to a safe place where they do not risk their lives. However, states have opposed a disembarkation, even though they can accommodate a safe place. The states can lead to an indirect acceptance of illegal immigration and follow in a sequence where more migrants want to try to cross the sea. Against this backdrop, the International Convention on the Law of the Sea has expanded the states’ obligation to accept a disembarkation that assists the migrants with a safe place, but even the expansion has met with resistance and the problem of which state bears the ultimate responsibility remains. In summary, the complex situation remains where the state does not protect migrants in the best way, despite expanded international measures. (Less)
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author
Can, Elif LU
supervisor
organization
course
LAGF03 20231
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Folkrätt, Mänskliga rättigheter, Statssuveränitet, Havsrätt
language
Swedish
id
9116631
date added to LUP
2023-06-29 09:28:10
date last changed
2023-06-29 09:28:10
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  abstract     = {{That states have the right to territorial sovereignty means that they have the right to decide who is allowed to enter their territory and who is not. This is an important principle of international law and it forms the basis of the state's right to control its borders and maintain national security interests. At the same time, it clashes with the principle of non-refoulement, which includes the Refugee Convention and the ECHR. Non-refoulement protects those who are in the territory of another state from being sent back to the country of origin they fled from. The state is therefore obligated to investigate their situation before a possible return, in order to maintain respect for human rights. Those who are in distress at sea must therefore be rescued from the sea to a safe place where they do not risk their lives. However, states have opposed a disembarkation, even though they can accommodate a safe place. The states can lead to an indirect acceptance of illegal immigration and follow in a sequence where more migrants want to try to cross the sea. Against this backdrop, the International Convention on the Law of the Sea has expanded the states’ obligation to accept a disembarkation that assists the migrants with a safe place, but even the expansion has met with resistance and the problem of which state bears the ultimate responsibility remains. In summary, the complex situation remains where the state does not protect migrants in the best way, despite expanded international measures.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Havet - sista utvägen till trygghet? En studie om statsansvar gentemot flyktingar i sjönöd}},
  year         = {{2023}},
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