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In the past decade, continuous migration and asylum pressure on European Union Member States has made the external dimension of the EU's approach to migration management all the more important. The need to address challenges relating to external border management has reoriented EU migration policy towards extended and stricter border controls, combined with the externalisation of migration management through cooperation with third countries. In this context, the external processing of asylum claims ...

Cette étude traite des demandes transfrontières de restitution d’oeuvres d’art pillées au regard des pillages coloniaux et des oeuvres d’art spoliées par les nazis, mais aussi des pertes culturelles plus récentes causées par le commerce illicite. Malgré les différences notables qui distinguent les cas de figure envisagés, ceux-ci présentent des similarités. L’étude met en évidence les angles morts des cadres juridique et politique et propose des recommandations pour y remédier. La présente étude ...

Cette étude, commandée par le département thématique des droits des citoyens et des affaires constitutionnelles du Parlement européen à la demande de la commission des affaires juridiques, étudie la valeur normative des engagements juridiques des États dans le domaine de la législation internationale en matière de changement climatique. Elle aboutit à la conclusion selon laquelle les obligations de diligence raisonnable incombant aux États pour réaliser leurs contributions déterminées au niveau national ...

This At a glance note summarises the study examining how cultural heritage can be better protected from the effects of armed conflicts, in Ukraine and beyond. It includes an analysis of the applicable international law and policy frameworks and the practice of key international actors in Ukraine, as well as in past conflicts. It concludes with a set of specific recommendations to the EU and its Member States to strengthen the protection of cultural heritage from the effects of armed conflicts, now ...

Le présent document est une synthèse de l’étude intitulée «Protéger le patrimoine culturel des conflits armés en Ukraine et au-delà». L’intégralité de l’étude, disponible en anglais, peut être téléchargée à l’adresse suivante: https://bit.ly/3FxNAdf

With its war of aggression against Ukraine, launched in early 2022, Russia has violated the country's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence within internationally recognised borders. This war has inflicted heavy casualties, destruction and displacement within Ukraine and beyond. While intense ongoing hostilities make it difficult to collect comprehensive information about certain areas in Ukraine, this is arguably the largest humanitarian crisis in Europe since World War II. There are ...

The paper stresses the need for an EU focal point for investigating and responding strategically to foreign interference. The author assesses the possibility of using criminal law to address foreign interference, of utilising the international sanctions regime to deal with cases of interference, and of banning the use of foreign and foreign-funded, third party campaigning during elections. The author also considers measures to increase the transparency of foreign influence, notably by strengthening ...

International law imposes an obligation to render assistance to people and ships in distress at sea, which must be provided regardless of the persons' nationality or status or the circumstances in which they are found. These rules have to be applied without prejudice to the obligations deriving from international humanitarian law and international human rights law, including in particular the prohibition of refoulement. Search and rescue (SAR) and disembarkation activities of EU Member States are ...

On 24 February 2022, at a special European Council meeting following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, EU leaders delivered a message of unity and determination, acknowledging 'the European aspirations and the European choice of Ukraine' and reiterating the EU's support to the territorial integrity of the country. They condemned Russia's continued violation of international law, and stressed that Russia 'will be held accountable for its actions'. EU leaders also approved politically a new package of ...

Les clauses de limitation dans le temps des traités internationaux présentent de nombreux avantages. Cependant, elles pèsent de manière disproportionnée sur les futurs décideurs politiques par leur effet d’ancrage. Ainsi en est-il du traité sur la charte de l’énergie (TCE), qui pose des difficultés particulières pour deux raisons principales. Premièrement, à titre de comparaison avec d’autres traités, le TCE contient une clause de limitation dans le temps de vingt ans. Deuxièmement, il s'agit d'un ...