The EU has become a powerful migration policy actor. As a result, European migration policy is increasingly coming into conflict with its obligation to protect human rights. This open access volume names the most urgent challenges, develops the relevant legal standards and makes proposals for reform. Central problem areas included are: -access to asylum in the EU -freedom of movement for migrants -legal procedural guarantees -the ban on discrimination based on residence status -respect for social and family ties in migration control measures -the guarantee of minimum social rights for irregular migrants, and -the public and civil society infrastructure to defend human rights. The eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748926740. Open access was funded by the Stiftung Mercator.

Identifies the most pressing challenges in migration policy, outlining the relevant legal standards, and providing recommendations for reform.

About the Author
Jurgen Bast is Professor of Public Law and European Law at Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany. Frederik von Harbou is Professor of Law in the Department of Social Sciences at the Ernst Abbe University Jena, Germany. Janna Wessels is Assistant Professor of Migration Law at the Amsterdam Center for Migration and Refugee Law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Reviews
For academics, Human Rights Challenges to European Migration Policy is worth reading primarily for its methodological approach ... such a text is extremely refreshing. -- Johannes Eicbenhofer * Journal for Immigration Law and Policy *



Book Information
ISBN 9781509964864
Author Jurgen Bast
Format Hardback
Page Count 304
Imprint Nomos/Hart
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC