Bad Role Models
The UK’s Proposal to Pushback Asylum Seekers at Sea, the Australian Model, and International Law
Weil, Patrick
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2020
Verfassungsblog
2020-09-25
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Over the past several months, there has been an increase in asylum seekers and refugees crossing the English Channel in small inflatable boats. This prompted the UK government to propose stemming arrivals with an Australian-style approach: ‘pushing back’ boats to France before they can reach British territorial waters. The UK already funds France to prevent asylum seekers leaving French territory through ‘pullback’ measures. Such pushback and pullback practices likely violate several international refugee, human rights and law of the sea obligations.
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Weil, Patrick
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European Court of Human Rights
International Law
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https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/bad-role-models/
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