Managing Migration, Evading Responsibility? - Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and Externalisation in the EU Migration Regime
Journal: Lund University Publications Student Papers (Lund University)
Year: 2025

With the adoption of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, the European Union (EU) and its Member States are encouraged to cooperate with third States through informal agreements, notably in the form of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs). These arrangements form a central component of the EU’s externalisation strategy, shifting its borders outwards and thereby limiting the circumstances under which Member States’ jurisdiction is engaged. Against this background, the thesis examines whether, and t