Fundamental Rights Challenges in Border Controls and Expulsion of Irregular Immigrants in the European Union

Sergio Carrera is Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Justice and Home Affairs unit at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and part-time Professor at the Migration Policy Centre, European University Institute in Florence. He is also Visiting Professor at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) at Sciences Po, France. Marco Stefan is Research Fellow at CEPS Justice and Home Affairs Section.

Introduction: Justicing Europe’s Frontiers: Effective access to justice in bordering and expulsion policies PART I: Complaint Mechanisms in the Context of Border Controls and Expulsions at Land and Air Borders 1. Keeping up Appearances: Dubious legality and migration control at the peripheral borders of Europe. The cases of Ceuta and Melilla 2. Deportations without the Right to Complaint: Cases from Spain 3. Hungary at the Border of Populism and Asylum 4. Access to Effective Remedies for Foreigners affected by Decisions, Actions or Inactions of the Polish Border Guard 5. Human Rights Violations in Deportation Cases: Austrian law and reality PART II: Complaint Mechanisms in the Context of Sea Borders and Maritime Surveillance 6. Police Accountability and Human Rights in Italy 7. Search and Rescue and Disembarkation in the Mediterranean 8. Border Management at the External Schengen Borders: Border controls, return operations and obstacles to effective remedies in Greece 9. A Practical Evaluation of Border Activities in Romania: Control, surveillance and expulsions PART III: Justicing International, Regional and EU Standards 10. Complaint Mechanism during Return Flights: The European border and coast guard agency 11. Mechanisms to Prevent Pushbacks in the European Union 12. Human Rights Complaints at International Borders or during Expulsion Procedures: International, European and EU Standards