Readmission of Asylum Seekers under International Law

This monograph could not be more timely as discourses relating to refugees' access to territory rescue at sea push-back and push-back by proxy dominate political debate. Looking at the questions which lie at the junction of migration control and refugee law standards it explores the extent to which readmission can hamper refugees' access to protection. Though it draws mainly on European law notably the European Convention on Human Rights it also examines other international frameworks including those employed by the United Nations and instruments such as the Refugee Convention. Therefore this book is of importance to readers of international law refugee law human rights and migration studies at the global level. It offers an analysis of both the legal and policy questions at play and engages fully with widely-disputed cases concerning readmission agreements deportation with assurances and interception at sea. By so doing this book seeks to clarify a complex field which has at times suffered from partiality in both its terminology and substance.