The Readmission of Asylum Seekers under International Law

Description

This monograph could not be more timely, as discourses relating to refugees' access to territory, rescue at sea, push-back, and push-back by proxy dominate political debate. Looking at the questions which lie at the junction of migration control and refugee law standards, it explores the extent to which readmission can hamper refugees' access to protection. Though it draws mainly on European law, notably the European Convention on Human Rights, it also examines other international frameworks, including those employed by the United Nations and instruments such as the Refugee Convention. Therefore, this book is of importance to readers of international law, refugee law, human rights and migration studies at the global level. It offers an analysis of both the legal and policy questions at play, and engages fully with widely-disputed cases concerning readmission agreements, deportation with assurances and interception at sea. By so doing, this book seeks to clarify a complex field which has at times suffered from partiality in both its terminology and substance.

Mariagiulia Giuffre is Senior Lecturer in Law at Edge Hill University, a Research Affiliate to the Refugee Law Initiative (RLI), University of London, and an Associate to ASGI (Italian Association for Juridical Studies on Immigration). She holds a PhD from the University of Trento.

[The author] sheds an innovative light on the area of interaction between migration control and refugee protection. -- Karin Zwaan, University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands * European Journal of Migration and Law * A major achievement ... all of us researching and teaching international and European refugee law should be grateful to Mariagiulia Giuffre for her valuable insights not only for the readmission of asylum seekers in international and European law but also for inviting us to rethink cooperation in international law through legal means. -- Eleni Karageorgiou, Lund University * Nordic Journal of European Law * Giuffre deftly addresses the recent rise in bilateral readmission agreements, triggered by the political swing to the right in many European states ... this book is worth a read, not only for those interested and academics, but especially for policy-makers. -- Helena Heck * European Yearbook on Human Rights *