Building Walls at Sea: An Assessment of the Legality of the Greek Floating Barrier
Affiliation:
1. Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea, Utrecht Centre for Water, Oceans and Sustainability Law, Utrecht University , Netherlands
Abstract
Abstract
In January 2020, against the backdrop of the Mediterranean refugee crisis, Greece announced its intention to install a floating barrier in the maritime passage between Turkey and Lesvos as a measure to deter the flow of asylum seekers arriving by sea. This article analyses the implications and assesses the legality of installing a floating barrier in light of the law of the sea, human rights law, and refugee law.
Funder
Dutch Research Council
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Law,Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law,Demography