The Right to Asylum and Readmission in the European Union Law
Keywords:
asylum, readmission, European Union, human rights, acquisAbstract
Having in mind the current significance of the issue of irregular migration in Europe, the author of the paper analyses international documents relevant to the creation of common minimum standards in the area of the right to asylum in the European Union (hereinafter: EU), as well as to the arrangement of the rights and obligations of the states in the cases of readmission. In that sense, the documents adopted by the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the EU that are relevant to the questions of asylum and readmission are presented in the paper, with a special focus on the EU Directives in this field. Since the Republic of Serbia is one of the countries that are facing the issue of migrants, asylum seekers and returnees under the Readmission Agreement, a certain amount of attention is also given to its international obligation regarding this matter. Finally, the author of the paper presents recommendations and suggestions for the improvement of the current state in this area with the purpose of ensuring the protection of the right to asylum as one of the fundamental human rights on the one hand, as well as the fulfilment of international obligations derived from the Readmission Agreement on the other.
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