Mass Influxes and Protection in Europe: A Reflection on a Temporary Episode of an Enduring Problem
Journal article
Koo, J (2018). Mass Influxes and Protection in Europe: A Reflection on a Temporary Episode of an Enduring Problem. European Journal of Migration and Law. 20 (2), pp. 157-181. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718166-12340027
Authors | Koo, J |
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Abstract | This article assesses Temporary Protection (TP) in Europe in response to refugee crises. In 2001 the European Union (EU) adopted a Directive for TP to provide a regional response to a mass influx. It was considered that TP offered a double-win: addressing protection needs of asylum seekers, while enabling states to maintain control based on the understanding that asylum seekers would return home after a short period of stay. The Directive has been endorsed in UNHCR Guidelines on ‘Temporary Protection or Stay Arrangements’ (2014). Notwithstanding, the analysis in this article indicates that TP was a strategy that failed: it did not give states control nor promote solidarity between them. Failure explains its absence in the responses to the 2015–16 crisis. However, national forms of TP have re-emerged signalling efforts to re-assert control in the face of an enduring problem. |
Keywords | 1801 Law; Law |
Year | 2018 |
Journal | European Journal of Migration and Law |
Journal citation | 20 (2), pp. 157-181 |
ISSN | 1388-364X |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1163/15718166-12340027 |
Publication dates | |
30 May 2018 | |
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Deposited | 29 Aug 2018 |
Accepted | 30 May 2018 |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Open |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/86qv9
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