Minimalist Reflections on Europe, Refugees and Law

Abstract

(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2016 1(2), 533-558 | On the Agenda | (Table of Contents) I. Stilo antico. - II. Perfect storm. - III. Tunnel. - IV. NATO. - V. Weakness. - VI. Deal. - VII. Womenandchildren. | (Abstract) It is hard to understand the current developments in European refugee law without the benefit of hindsight. This paper refrains from trying to make a comprehensive analysis, and investigates fragments small enough to allow for analysis. We will look at the political and legal processes which turned the influx of a small number of people into the European Union (EU) into a crisis; at tunnel vision of European policy makers; at the legal aspects of the EU's and NATO's intervention in the Aegean Sea; and at the processes resulting in the acceptance of mass deaths as a daily routine.

Keywords

• refugees
• syrians
• eu-turkey agreement
• border deaths
• jurisdiction
• art. 216 tfeu