Safe Third Countries : Extending the EU Asylum and Immigration Policies to Central and Eastern Europe

by Lavenex, Sandra

• ISBN13: 9789639116443
• ISBN10: 9639116440
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Central European Univ Pr

Summary

A comprehensive syudy on the extension of the emergent European refugee regime and highlights the complex entanglement of domestic policies, European integration, and international relations.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Refugees and International Relations	p. 1
The Emergence of the International Regime	p. 4
The Early Years of International Co-operation	p. 5
Normative and Institutional Provisions	p. 8
The Formal Basis: The Geneva Convention and the Definition of a Refugee	p. 9
The Right of Asylum: Rights of the Individual Versus the Right of the State	p. 11
The Limitation of Sovereignty and the Norm of Non-Refoulement	p. 12
The Evolution of Refugee Protection: Between Change and Stagnation	p. 14
The European Refugee Problem	p. 15
The Dislocation of the Refugee Problem	p. 16
The Reorientation of European Asylum Policies	p. 18
Conclusion	p. 21
Notes	p. 24
The Emergence of the EU Refugee Regime	p. 29
Co-Operation in the Council of Europe	p. 30
Intergovernmental Negotiations in the 1980'S	p. 34
The Institutional Framework	p. 35
The Schengen and Dublin Conventions	p. 38
From Maastricht to Amsterdam	p. 42
Towards a 'European' Refugee Policy	p. 43
The Third Pillar	p. 44
The Amsterdam Treaty	p. 45
The 'Acquis'	p. 47
The Clearing House	p. 48
The London Resolution on Manifestly Unfounded Applications for Asylum	p. 49
The London Resolution on a Harmonised Approach to Questions Concerning 'Safe Third Countries'	p. 50
The London Conclusions on Countries Where There is Generally No Serious Risk of Persecution	p. 53
Procedural Guarantees for the Treatment of Asylum Seekers	p. 54
Harmonising the Definition of 'Refugee'	p. 55
Actions Taken With Regard to Refugees From the Former Yugoslavia	p. 57
The Supranational Voice	p. 58
Initiatives Taken by the European Parliament	p. 59
Initiatives Taken by the European Commission	p. 61
Conclusion	p. 63
Notes	p. 67
The Extension of the EU Refugee Regime	p. 73
The Export of Asylum and Immigration Policies: Intergovernmental Processes	p. 75
Unilateral and Bilateral Activities	p. 75
The Adoption of the 'Safe Third Country' Rule	p. 76
Readmission Agreements	p. 78
Sealing the Eastern Borders	p. 82
The Establishment of Asylum Systems	p. 85
The EU Intergovernmental Level	p. 90
Early Signs of Extension: Schengen, Dublin and Third Countries	p. 91
Activities Under the Third Pillar: The Harmonisation of Readmission Agreements	p. 92
Overarching Multilateral Activities	p. 95
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (Unhcr)	p. 96
The International Organisation for Migration (Iom)	p. 98
The Organisation on Security and Co-Operation in Europe (Osce)	p. 98
The Council of Europe	p. 99
The Budapest Process	p. 102
The Political Frame: Asylum, Immigration and Eu Membership	p. 105
The Politics of Enlargement: The Institutional Framework	p. 106
Asylum and Immigration: Conditions for Membership	p. 110
The Europe Agreements	p. 112
The Structured Dialogue	p. 112
The Accession Partnerships	p. 115
The Phare Programme	p. 118
Other EU Activities	p. 120
Conclusion	p. 121
Notes	p. 125
Central and Eastern Europe's Adaptation to the EU 'Acquis'	p. 129
Bulgaria	p. 131
The Czech Republic	p. 133
Hungary	p. 137
Poland	p. 142
Romania	p. 146
Slovenia	p. 149
Slovakia	p. 150
The Baltic States	p. 152
Conclusion	p. 154
Notes	p. 158
A Clash of Regimes? European versus International Refugee Protection	p. 161
The Principle of Internal Security	p. 162
The Norms of Redistribution	p. 165
The Rules of Intergovernmentalism	p. 170
Conclusion	p. 174
References	p. 177
Index	p. 185
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