The European Convention on Human Rights and European Union law provide an increasingly important framework for the protection of the rights of foreigners. European Union legislation relating to asylum, borders and immigration is developing fast. There is an impressive body of case law by the...

The European Convention on Human Rights and European Union law provide an increasingly important framework for the protection of the rights of foreigners. European Union legislation relating to asylum, borders and immigration is developing fast. There is an impressive body of case law by the...

Each year, hundreds of men, women and children board overcrowded and ill-equipped boats in an attempt to reach Europe, a phenomenon that started in the late 1980s after European countries tightened immigration policies and made it more difficult to enter such countries in a regular way. This FRA...

The situation at land border crossing points into the EU has received less attention than Europe's southern sea borders, where migrants' lives are at risk. Although FRA research shows that land border checks of third-country nationals are generally conducted routinely and take place without...

The situation at land border crossing points into the EU has received less attention than Europe's southern sea borders, where migrants' lives are at risk. Although FRA research shows that land border checks of third-country nationals are generally conducted routinely and take place without...

The situation at land border crossing points into the EU has received less attention than Europe's southern sea borders, where migrants' lives are at risk. Although FRA research shows that land border checks of third-country nationals are generally conducted routinely and take place without...

The European Convention on Human Rights and European Union law provide an increasingly important framework for the protection of the rights of foreigners. European Union legislation relating to asylum, borders and immigration is developing fast. There is an impressive body of case law by the...

This publication contains the main conclusions of the FRA report on Fundamental rights at Europe's southern sea borders, covering sea border surveillance and disembarkation procedures, as well as general issues such as training of border guards. It is the result of a FRA project on the treatment...

This handbook is intended for lawyers, judges, prosecutors, border guards, immigration officials and others working with national authorities, as well as non-governmental organisations and other bodies that may be confronted with legal questions in any of the areas the handbook sets out to cover.

The European Convention on Human Rights and European Union law provide an increasingly important framework for the protection of the rights of foreigners. European Union legislation relating to asylum, borders and immigration is developing fast. There is an impressive body of case law by the...