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Safeguarding The Principle Of Non-Refoulement In Europe: Counteracting Containment Policies In The Common European Asylum System, Jenny Hiu Kwan Poon

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This thesis examines the interpretation and application of the principle of non-refoulement within the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), a system designed to enhance the fair-sharing of responsibilities among European Union (EU) Member States and to enhance harmonizatio*n on the application of EU law. It argues that the laws and policies of the CEAS have led to an increased potential to violate non-refoulement. While the norm of non-refoulement itself is defined in a robust manner in both international and European law, the actual practice of that law is far from compliant with minimal standards.

The thesis begins by explaining the …