scholarly journals Ceuta: The Humanitarian and the Fortress EUrope

Antipode ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Pablo Aris Escarcena
Keyword(s):  
Fortress Europe

Immigration Policy in the European Union: Still bringing up the walls for fortress Europe?

2005 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Bendel
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
European Council ◽  
The European Union ◽  
New Period ◽  
Fortress Europe ◽  
Immigration And Asylum

Immigration and asylum policies in the European Union have entered into a new period. The author sums up the most important achievements and failures of the EU's efforts to create a common European asylum and immigration system, and she evaluates the new Hague Programme of the European Council (November 2004) in the light of the hitherto existing policies. She concludes that the European Council's new programme lags behind the more promising guidelines of its predecessor of Tampere.

Fortress Europe: Jericho or Chateau d'If?

1997 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominique Desruelle ◽  
Martin Richardson
Keyword(s):  
Fortress Europe

scholarly journals StandUpMigranten: The Role of Television Comedy for the Discourse on Migration in Germany

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin R. Herbers
Keyword(s):  
Political Discourse ◽  
Public Discourse ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
Fortress Europe

Dominant positions shape political discourse. They are brought forth by politicians and journalists alike, and impact social reality. With regard to migration discourse, strong images of repulsion, such as ‘Fortress Europe’, perpetuate a highly conservative stance. Nevertheless, these images can be subverted through comedy. The paper reviews the German television comedy show StandUpMigranten, which revolves around topics of immigration to Germany. Comedy subverts stereotypical depictions of immigrants and discusses them against the backdrop of comedy theory and its role in public discourse. 

'Fortress Europe' and FRONTEX: Within or Without International Law?

2010 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Efthymios Papastavridis
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
Chattel Slavery ◽  
Present Context ◽  
Maritime Operations ◽  
Degrading Treatment ◽  
Fortress Europe ◽  
High Seas

AbstractIt is true that the problem of interception of human beings on the high seas is more acute than ever, not only in terms of the number of vessels intercepted but also in terms of the variety of legal issues that it raises. The most worrisome observation, however, is that while interception of human beings has been practiced for centuries, currently the pendulum has swung from interception to free and save lives, for example, in the context of chattel slavery, to interception to prevent people from entering developed States and claiming a better future. This is particularly reflected in the practice of EU Member States, which have taken many initiatives in the maritime domain to strengthen the external borders of 'fortress' Europe. Lately, this practice is coordinated by a European Agency, commonly referred to as FRONTEX, which was established in 2004 in order to "coordinate the operational cooperation between Member States in the field of external borders management". To this end, FRONTEX has launched a number of maritime interdiction operations carried out on the high seas and even further, i.e. in the territorial seas of States of departure or transit, such as Mauritania, Senegal, Cape Verde. The purpose of this article is to address the most important questions that these maritime operations of FRONTEX raise, analysing them through the lens of the law of the sea and other rules of corpus juris gentium. Accordingly, in the first part there will be a thorough discussion of the pertinent legal bases of the interception operations on the high seas and in the territorial waters, while in the second the analysis will focus more on the relevance of other international rules like the use of force or the principle of non-refoulement to the present context. The application of the latter principle appears to be especially problematic in the majority of these operations since it is very likely that the persons onboard the intercepted vessels would be forced to return to their countries of origin, where they may be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment.

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