External Migration and Asylum Management: Accountability for Executive Action Outside EU-territory

Rijpma, J.J.

doi:doi:10.15166/2499-8249/169

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Rijpma, J.J. (2017)

External Migration and Asylum Management: Accountability for Executive Action Outside EU-territory

Article / Letter to editor

EU migration and asylum law, an area of administrative law par excellence, has from the moment that the EU acquired competences in this field, had a very strong external dimension. By looking at three areas of EU migration and asylum policy: visa policy, refugee resettlement and border management through Frontex operational activity, it will be shown that, notwithstanding significant improvements, a restrictive interpretation of the scope of EU law and the multi-level structure of EU executive action continue to pose challenges in holding the EU and its Member States to account.

EU migration and asylum policy

external dimension

executive action

Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union

accountability mechanisms

cooperation with third countries.