Extraterritorial Asylum Processing: An Analysis of the proposol from the Danish Social Democrats regarding the creation of Asylum Centers outside of Europe
Translated title
Extraterritorial Asylum Processing: En Analyse af forslaget fra Socialdemokraterne omkring oprettelsen af Asylcentre uden for Europa
Author
Senol, Daniel Emil
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-05-29
Pages
45
Abstract
Denne afhandling undersøger Socialdemokratiets forslag fra 2019 om at oprette asylcentre uden for Europa, hvortil ansøgere, der ankommer til Danmark, skal overføres og få deres sager behandlet. Studiet placerer forslaget i den bredere tendens til at flytte asylkontrol uden for nationale grænser og vurderer, hvilke problemer det kan give i forhold til Danmarks internationale forpligtelser efter Flygtningekonventionen af 1951. Analysen fokuserer på principperne om non-refoulement og non-penalization, anvender begrebet ekstraterritoriel asyl og teorien om neo-refoulement, trækker på eksisterende forskning og inddrager kvalitative, semistrukturerede interviews med embedsmænd fra Udlændinge- og Integrationsministeriet samt Socialdemokratiets Rasmus Stoklund for at belyse, hvordan et konkret center kunne udformes. Forslaget begrundes blandt andet med ønsket om at forhindre farlige rejser over Middelhavet og modvirke menneskesmugling, men analysen peger på væsentlige juridiske og praktiske usikkerheder: det er uklart, om danske standarder for retssikkerhed og sikkerhed kan sikres i et tredjeland, og hvor langt dansk jurisdiktion kan udøves. Etablering af sådanne centre kan desuden skabe spændinger i forhold til forpligtelser over for andre EU-lande, herunder Dublinforordningens krav om fælles rammer og procedurer. Overordnet understreger afhandlingen, at internationale forpligtelser skal respekteres, og at de mange uafklarede forhold gør implementeringen vanskelig.
This thesis examines the Danish Social Democrats’ 2019 proposal to establish asylum centers outside Europe, to which applicants arriving in Denmark would be transferred for processing. It situates the proposal within a broader trend toward extraterritorial migration control and assesses the potential challenges for Denmark’s international obligations under the 1951 Refugee Convention. The analysis focuses on the principles of non-refoulement and non-penalization, applies the concept of extraterritorial asylum and the theory of neo-refoulement, draws on existing studies, and incorporates qualitative, semi-structured interviews with officials from the Ministry of Immigration and Integration and the Social Democrats’ Rasmus Stoklund to illuminate how a center might operate in practice. While the proposal aims to deter dangerous journeys across the Mediterranean and disrupt smuggling networks, the study identifies significant legal and practical uncertainties: it is unclear whether Danish standards of rule of law and safety can be guaranteed in a third country and how far Danish authority and jurisdiction could extend. Creating such centers may also complicate commitments to other EU member states, including the Dublin Regulation’s requirements for common frameworks and procedures. Overall, the thesis underscores that international commitments must be upheld and that numerous unresolved issues make implementation challenging.
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