Accessing Asylum in Europe

Moreno-Lax has written one of the key texts on EU migration and asylum law for the years to come. Her steady defence of rights as "practical and effective" and "not theoretical and illusory" (p. 477) and, more importantly, the way such defence is conducted through impeccable legal analysis of the instruments adopted by the EU itself, is already having an impact beyond academia and will be at the centre of policy debates in the future. The book is therefore an indispensable title, and essential reading for students, scholars, legal practitioners and judges, aswell as policy makers and EU institutions dealing with borders, immigration, and asylum. * Diego Acosta, Common Market Law Review *
an imaginative, heterodox work that challenges the very foundations of our profession. * Gleider Hernández, European Journal of International Law *
The book constitutes a timely resource for lawyers, political scientists and sociologists interested in the development of migration and refugee issues management. Other than providing useful insights, it also highlights trends that will require further investigation. * Chiara Raucea, JMCS *
Moreno-Lax shows that it is perfectly possible to construct international and European law in such a manner as to argue that the generalized extraterritorial border control as implemented by European countries at this moment is in violation of international human rights and refugee law. This evidently requires an original and particular interpretation of law. Moreno-Lax convincingly argues that the currently dominant interpretation which denies her conclusion is flawed and internally inconsistent on many levels. The systematic and sustained way in which she does so is an achievement. * Thomas Spijkerboer, European Law Review *
Violeta Moreno-Lax contributes to the multidisciplinary debate on asylum and refugees by offering a deeper insight into the right to asylum, and particularly into the relationship between the right to receive protection and the mechanisms of border control. * Daniela Irrera, Journal of Common Market Studies *
This book will be useful to all those interested in EU asylum law and, in particular, its relationship with the EU's legislation on border management and the combined effect that these two areas of EU law have on the effective realization of the right of refugees to seek asylum. While there is plenty of literature on each of these two separate, but related, areas of EU law, this is the first book to explore their interaction. * María-Teresa Gil-Bazo, European Journal of International Law *
This text is a must-read for any scholar, student, or advocate seeking to understand the complexities surrounding asylum and extraterritorial border controls under EU law. * Dr Bríd Ní Ghráinne, University of Sheffield *
This book is well written and meticulous, offering brilliant insights into the human rights aspects of the EU's legal regulation of refugee flows. * Tawhida Ahmed, City Law School *