The new asylum and transit countries in Europe during and in the aftermath of the 2015/2016 crisis / edited by Vladislava Stoyanova and Eleni Karageorgiou.

• TeilnehmendeR: Stoyanova, Vladislava,; Karageorgiou, Eleni,
• Place / Publishing House: Boston ;, Leiden : : Brill,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: International Refugee Law Series 13.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (335 pages).

Understanding the realities of protection in a Europe that had failed to manage the crisis in asylum that unfolded in 2015 and 2016 requires a comprehension of how law shapes and distorts refugee protection practices in frontline states. In this collection Vladislava Stoyanova and Eleni Karageorgiou provide an essential cartography of the state of asylum during the crisis. The volume captures four dynamics: the absorption of EU norms in Central and South Eastern Europe; the reaction in this region to the massive movement of asylum seekers in 2015 and 2016; the initiation of normative developments in the area of asylum during and beyond the crisis by the countries in this region; and the question of solidarity.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Putting Asylum to the ‘European Refugee Crisis’ TestSub-Regional Realities and Legal Challenges / Eleni Karageorgiou and Vladislava Stoyanova -- The Formation of Asylum at National Level: The New EU Asylum Countries -- From Reluctance to Total Denial: Asylum Policy in Hungary 2015–2018 / Boldizsár Nagy -- Asylum in Slovenia: A Contested Concept / Neža Kogovšek Šalamon -- Croatia and EU Asylum Law: Playing on the Sidelines or at the Centre of Events? / Iris Goldner Lang -- Lateralizing Asylum: The Role of Neighbouring Transit Countries -- How Have the European Union and the EU Asylum Acquis Affected Protection of Forced Migrants in Turkey? / Meltem Ineli-Ciger -- The ‘Refugee Crisis’ in Europe: Was Macedonia Prepared? / Angelina Stanojoska -- The Efficiency of the Asylum System in Serbia: Main Problems and Challenges / Ivana Krstić -- The Albanian Legislation and Practice on Asylum Seekers and Irregular Migrants: Challenges to Meet Human Rights Standards / Luljeta Ikonomi -- Asylum in a Spirit of Solidarity? -- Member States as ‘Rambos’ in EU Asylum Politics: The Case of Permanent Refugee Quotas / Natascha Zaun -- Proportionate or Panicky? On Developments in Swedish and Nordic Asylum Law in Light of the 2015 ‘Refugee Crisis’ / Rebecca Thorburn Stern -- Compliance with Fundamental Rights Demands Shared Responsibility / Paolo Biondi.