nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20200214-164325-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 200214s2020||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20200214-164325-0 doi eng 342 23 Pichl, Maximilian Author aut “Unlawful” may not mean rightless. The shocking ECtHR Grand Chamber judgment in case N.D. and N.T. Pichl, Maximilian Verfassungsblog 2020-02-14 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Article 4 of Protocol No. 4 ECHR is short. Its title reads “Prohibition of collective expulsion of aliens”, its text reads: “Collective expulsion of aliens is prohibited.” It comes as a historical disappointment that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in its decision in the case N.D. and N.T. v. Spain from 13 February 2020 distorts this clear guarantee to exclude apparently “unlawful” migrants from its protection. The decision is a shock for the effective protection of rights in Europe and at its external borders. funded by the government CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 border control Collective Expulsion Non Refoulement Refugee Protection Schmalz, Dana Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://staging.verfassungsblog.de/unlawful-may-not-mean-rightless/ raw object