International Law

In 2015 more than a million migrants—including asylum seekers, displaced persons and other migrants—crossed the external borders of the European Union (EU), as confirmed by the Annual Report published by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). Crossings in the Mediterranean also spiked in the first months of 2016; overall, the number of people seeking protection in the EU …

Let Sleeping Dogs Lie? Temporary Protection in European Union Asylum Law Read More »

In February 2021, Libya will enter its tenth year of civil war. With a split government, a robust illegal arms trade, thousands of militias, and a society fractured along the lines of the previous Libyan federation, the country exhibits several types of crises: governance, security, and humanitarian. The European Union’s (EU) use of Libya as …

“They Pretend Not to Hear”: Unpacking the European Union’s Use of Libya as a Transit Country for Refugees Read More »