http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20170215-150850 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/germany-should-take-up-a-leadership-role-towards-a-global-solidarity-system-of-refugee-protection/ “Germany should take up a leadership role towards a global solidarity system of refugee protection” Hathaway, James C. Steinbeis, Maximilian ger 2015-05-19 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Is the European Union with its motion for military intervention against refugee smugglers asking the UN Security Council to bless a blatant breach of international human rights law? James C. Hathaway, one of the most respected experts on international refugee law in the world, on Europe's response to the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean Sea, on its failure to provide protection for the 4 million refugees from Syria and the urgent need for a global system of shared responsibility.