Safeguarding Human Rights in the EU? Cooperation between the Frontex Consultative Forum and Frontex
Author
Gregovic, Marina
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2018
Submitted on
2018-05-31
Pages
61
Abstract
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvordan Frontex’ Konsultative Forum om Grundlæggende Rettigheder skaber menneskerettighedsnormer i relation til Frontex’ Joint Operations Poseidon, for derigennem at forstå samarbejdet mellem Forumet og Frontex om at beskytte menneskerettigheder i EU. Baggrunden er vedvarende kritik af Frontex’ overholdelse af rettigheder og oprettelsen af Forumet i 2011 til at rådgive agenturet. Undersøgelsen bygger på en kvalitativ indholdsanalyse af Forumets årsrapporter 2014-2017 med fokus på anbefalingerne, som først kobles til relevante menneskerettighedsbestemmelser og dernæst diskuteres inden for en socialkonstruktivistisk ramme for at belyse normdannelse. Analysen peger på, at Forumet skaber menneskerettighedsnormer ved at formulere operative bekymringer i et rettighedssprog med eksplicitte henvisninger til artikler og begreber, ved at gennemføre feltbesøg og observationer i operationsområder, og ved at bygge videre på eksisterende normer for at formulere nye anbefalinger. Det argumenteres, at Frontex, som efter EU-retten skal respektere menneskerettigheder, forventes at omsætte disse normer i praksis; anbefalingerne indikerer, at det i de fleste tilfælde sker. Når normerne adopteres, styrkes samarbejdet mellem aktørerne, og beskyttelsen af menneskerettigheder i grænseoperationer fremmes.
This thesis examines how the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights creates human rights norms in relation to Frontex’s Joint Operations Poseidon, in order to understand cooperation between the Forum and Frontex in safeguarding rights in the EU. Set against sustained criticism of Frontex’s human rights record and the Forum’s establishment in 2011 to advise the agency, the study conducts a qualitative content analysis of the Forum’s 2014-2017 annual reports, focusing on recommendations that are first linked to relevant human rights provisions and then discussed through a social constructivist lens to explore norm formation. The analysis finds that the Forum shapes human rights norms by framing operational concerns in rights-based language with explicit references to articles and concepts, by visiting operational areas and making on-site observations, and by drawing on existing norms to articulate new ones. It argues that, because Frontex is bound by EU law to respect human rights, the agency is expected to translate these norms into practice; the recommendations indicate this occurs in most cases. When such norms are adopted, cooperation between the actors is strengthened and the protection of human rights in border operations is enhanced.
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